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Israel from the Inside is for people who want to understand Israel with nuance, who believe that Israel is neither hopelessly flawed and illegitimate, nor beyond critique. If thoughtful analysis of Israel and its people interests you, welcome! Click to read Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis, a Substack publicat

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“I wish that I had hope, but it’s been destroyed.” A young Israeli woman reflects on her relationships with her Israeli Arab and American Jewish peers.

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (157+ words) It was around a Shabbat table a few weeks ago that today’s guest, Tamar Frank, and I got to talking. As we chatted, she shared her experiences in a program designed to build bridges between Israeli Arabs and Israeli Jews,…...

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What are the core Jewish values that Jews of all stripes would want to make central to their lives?

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (181+ words) Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis What are the core Jewish values that Jews of all stripes would want to make central to their lives? As Rosh Hashanah approaches, it is no exaggeration to say that the Jewish people…...

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Was it mourning, or was it a warning?

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1779+ words) It’s ironic, I thought to myself on Tisha B’Av last week — things now are, in so many ways, much worse than they were three years ago. But people seemed much more distraught three years ago than they did this year....