Sukkot, the UN & A General Assembly
byWhile insisting on respect for the diverse spectrum of beliefs among its numerous members, the UN functions almost exclusively within the ideological paradigm of its most dominant nations.
Opinion
Sukkot & Indigenous Peoples’ Day
byThe common themes of destructive encounters with the West, connection to ancestral land, unity, and liberation should foster Jewish solidarity with the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
A Hebrew Approach to Welcoming Guests
byWhat humans are doing to other humans in those ICE detention centers is in direct conflict with the most foundational Jewish values.
Midnight Musings
byThere are always a million thoughts and feelings swimming around the eternal perimeter of my mind. In the background, the sound of the nostalgic…
Z’khor Y’mot Olam: Pinḥas
byPinḥas and his ideological successors were the radical minority upsetting the comfortable status quo – often at high immediate costs to themselves.
Stop Shaming Activists into Hiding their Jewishness
byJews fighting for Palestinians can’t not make their struggles about themselves because to do so would be dishonest – especially in-so-far as Palestinian and Jewish liberation have become so intertwined.
Remembering ‘Michael’
byPrime Minister Yitzḥak Shamir exemplified an inner strength and sense of responsibility to Jewish history sorely lacking from Israeli politics today.
WoW: Struggle for Religious Freedom or Tool of Westernization?
byMost Israelis oppose what they perceive to be offensive mock Jewish practices at our sacred places and prefer such sites be maintained by those learned in Israel’s ancient laws and customs.
Surrendering our True Power
byJewish women forgot our own power.
The Six Day War Threatens Western Civilization
byThe Jewish return home suddenly possessed undeniable historic significance – unless the results of the Six Day War could somehow be reversed.
Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings… but Truth Does
byThe true reality is the compilation of the smaller realities experienced by every human being. The greater, higher Truth is one that accepts, embraces, and makes space for all the smaller, personal truths.
From May Day to Yom HaShoah
byAuthors prologue to set the stage Very few books on the festivals of Israel include May Day. But Rabbi Menaḥem Froman’s “Give me Time”…