I Wish I Was an Israeli Leftist
Life would be so much easier if I could just let myself go back to being a Leftist. I could beat my compassionate heart for all to see, proud of my righteousness, proud of...
Israel Diaries Blog
Israeli Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
All over the Web there is hand-wringing over the fate of the refugees fleeing war torn and terror infested Africa and Asia. Especially heart wrenching is the newest image of the toddler who washed...
Lerman, Not Up to the Challenge?
Without providing facts or examples, Lerman’s biting critique of Israel constitutes a lapse into meaningless and pretentious rhetoric. Sounds good, and can inspire rage, but what does it really mean? And why are such...
Ritual Washing, Mindfulness, and New Beginnings (Exodus 30:17-21)
In this verse, part of the parasha called Ki Tisa, Moses is commanded to make a brass pedestal and washing tub in which to place the water with which Aharon, his sons, and their...
Sam Harris: Not an Antisemite and Not Pro-Zionist
Sam Harris thinks there is no rational basis for the existence of a national Jewish homeland in the Middle East (or anywhere else) because he does not support land claims based on the Bible....
What Has Deuteronomy Got to Do with Bullies on Facebook? (Deuteronomy 19:15-21)
The Torah verse in Deuteronomy, discussing false witness, may be particularly relevant to us now in the modern virtual era when bullies can tell lies that spread farther and faster than the most virile...
Galon Uses Democracy to Proclaim That Israel Is Not Democratic
While MK Zehava Galon claims that the Israeli government wants to suppress free speech and muzzle the Left, the fact that she can bad-mouth the country’s leaders and lie to try to prove a...
Read “Catch the Jew” to Understand the Complexity of Life in Israel
Disguising himself as a German reporter, Tenenbom interviews the huge variety of public and private personalities that populate this little piece of real estate called Israel and the Palestinian Authority. His humour and sharp...
