Yonah & the Hero’s Call
bySome insights ahead of Yom Kippur on how Yonah’s story connects to the notion of Hebrew heroism.
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Should Israel Separate into Two Jewish States? (with Nitzan Amit)
byDo current tensions in Israeli society indicate a need to separate into a new Israeli state & a Judean state?
Diaspora Jewish Students & the ‘Israel Conversation’ (with McKenna Bates)
byCan Gen Z Jews – detached from the traumatic experiences of previous generations – engage in more nuanced conversations about Israel?
Internal Dialogue Amidst Societal Tensions (with Paul Gross)
byHow much space can Israel’s westernized ruling class make for the growing majority of Israelis who champion a different vision for the country?
The Intensification of the Anti-Judicial Reform Protests
byIsrael isn’t the only country where the Americans orchestrate anti-government protests but it might be the only country where the US-backed faction is called ‘the left’ (despite being the bourgeoisie).
What is Jewish Liberation After Zionism? (with the Visionaries)
byWhat can we say we’ve learned about Jewish liberation from 100 episodes of The Next Stage?
The Jewish Story: The Final Episode
byHow do the lessons of the Jewish story help us to better understand the challenges of today?
In Conversation with a [Right-Wing] Zionist (with Adam Scott Bellos)
byShould the word ‘Zionist’ be used to refer to all of history’s many Jewish liberation movements or should the term be more narrowly limited to the actual Zionist movement? Does it matter?
The Temple Mount IV (Intifada)
byWas Ariel Sharon’s visit to the Temple Mount the trigger for the second Intifada / Oslo War or had it been orchestrated by Yasser Arafat in advance?
Decolonizing our Study of the Torah
byIt’s important that Jews engage our Torah through the ideological lens of Israel’s prophets & sages.
Preparing to Receive the Torah on Shavuot (with Rav David Samson)
byWhat is the Torah that Israel received on Shavuot & what must Jews do in order to properly receive it?
The Temple Mount III (The Narrative War)
byHow official Muslim attitudes towards the Jewish connection to the Temple Mount drastically shifted.