For Week Three of the Omer, we focus on Tifereth, which generally centers around beauty or compassion — essentially balancing the Hesed, the lovingkindness, of
For Week Two of the Omer, we focus on G’vurah, which generally centers around discipline, boundaries, judgment — essentially providing a channel and exercise through
For each week of the Counting of the Omer, we plan one or two (or more, if the motivation strikes) posts that tie the theme
In the last few weeks, among many other depressing stories, the Netanyahu regime has arrested and/or tried multiple non-violent Palestinian activists, the IDF trampled Palestinian
Worried about where the Kyle Rittenhouses and white militias/vigilantes will take us? Or maybe worse, are you not worried about it, thinking (hoping) it’s just
Whither morality in this moment of Annexation? Is it withering? Or is it reviving? For decades, Israelis and Jews around the world have been taught
If the annexation debate has achieved anything, it has proved one thing: the mainstream American Jewish community is dead. It is failing all of us,
On June 3, more than 100 organizations in the mainstream of the American Jewish community issued a statement in the wake of the murder of
(Editor’s Note: this is an extended and adapted version of a piece that appeared in The Forward here). The polarization, toxicity, fear, and inertia around
As the push to annexation heats up, core issues related to Occupation feel like they are fading. That is unfortunate, as many urgent issues remain