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“This is how we want to inherit the land of Israel? By spilling innocent blood?” asks one of Israel’s leading Orthodox rabbis...
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (655+ words) As the Jewish year draws to a close—a period intended for intense, and even uncomfortable, personal and national reflection begins. With that in mind, we open with a brief snippet of a longer conversation (that appeared on Israeli social…...
“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, 16+ 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,…...
Is a different kind of Israeli religious leadership possible? Meet Rabbi Menachem Froman, z’l, and his biographer, Dr. Mordy Miller.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (220+ words) I mentioned in my column yesterday about the IDF soldiers who refused to enter an APC with a female paramedic that Israel is in desperate need of a moderate religious leadership. Was Rabbi Menachem Froman, z’l, “moderate”? That depends. But…...
Can America still be a home for the Jews, and what might the very question mean for Israel?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (545+ words) Today, we’re sharing a video conversation that I was privileged to have with Yuval Siman Tov on the DNA of American Jewish life; that DNA, as we now know, has tragically not assured the future of American Judaism the way…...
Even in darkish times, Israelis aren't too busy to take swipes at the rabbinate or remind families what we're all about.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (79+ words) Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis Even in darkish times, Israelis aren't too busy to take swipes at the rabbinate or remind families what we're all about. To conclude the week on a lighter side while still looking at…...
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....
"The problem with any national movement is that it has certain things that it doesn't want to look at."
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (248+ words) The Jewish calendar is composed of a series of period; understanding the flow of one to another is key to appreciating the sine-curve of the Jewish people’s soul over the course of any given year. Many modern readers understand this…...
On the 17th of Tammuz, the 1000th day of our new world
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (469+ words) We begin our week with just a few glimpses — how the country is feeling, what Israel’s collective eye on America is watching with great concern, and a truly memorable moment from this past Thursday, which was the Fast of the…...
The kippah that roared (after it was assaulted)
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (58+ words) Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis The kippah that roared (after it was assaulted) Alex has appeared twice on our podcast before, once about his book Perfect Enemy (the posted interview is here) and once about his second nov…...
" Irwin is exactly right. But he makes a big mistake." Do Israel's sins invalidate the whole project? (Part II of II)
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (59+ words) "Irwin is exactly right. But he makes a big mistake." Do Israel's sins invalidate the whole project? (Part II of II) Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis "Irwin is exactly right. But he makes a big mistake." Do Israel's sins…...