The Jonathan Pollard Affair
byThe Jonathan Pollard Affair was an earthquake that fueled accusations of duel loyalty & raised a cloud of suspicion against the US Jewish community.
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Diaspora Condemnation of Israel’s National-Religious Youth (with Ben Greenfield)
byWhat does ‘Religious Zionism’ mean to Diaspora Jews who identify with that label today & how do those Jews look at Israel’s national-religious youth?
The End of the Soviet Jewry Struggle
byThe 1980s saw a conflation of US Cold War policies & the struggle to free the Jews of the Soviet Union.
A Portrait of American Jewry, circa 1984
byJewish communities in the United States underwent significant cultural & political shifts in the 1980s.
How Do We Think of the Term ‘Israeli’? (with Shammai Siskind)
byAs the Bennett-Lapid plutocracy collapses, we should examine whether Israelis experience the term ‘Israeli’ as referring to a civic national or ethnic national (children of Israel) identity.
In Conversation with an American Rabbi (with Rabbi Mark Wildes)
byHow easy is it to shift the paradigm through which Diaspora Jewish leaders understand Israeli issues?
An Interview with Daniel Gordis
byDaniel Gordis shares his understanding of ‘Biblical statesmanship’ while exploring the concept as it applies to Israel’s past & present leadership.
The First Lebanon War V
byAs the State of Israel’s longest conflict, the first Lebanon War stretched the fabrics of Israeli society.
What is Hebrew Universalism?
byThe Vision movement often references the concept of ‘Hebrew Universalism’ as a new stage of Jewish liberation – but what does this term actually mean?
The Obligation of Gratitude When History is Under Construction
byHow do historic events create obligations? And why is it necessary for the people of Israel to rejoice?
The First Lebanon War IV
byHow Israel’s Lebanon strategy spiraled out of control with the assassination of Bachir Gemayel and the massacres at the Sabra & Shatila camps.
Exploring the Essence of Yom HaShoah (with Rina bat Eliyahu)
byWhen makes Yom HaZikaron l’Shoah v’l’Gvura different from other days on the Hebrew calendar that commemorate the Nazi Holocaust?