Z’khor Y’mot Olam – Remember the Days of Old (II)
byAs established in my last column, the people of Israel have traditionally understood history differently than how it’s viewed within the dominant Western paradigm. While…
Opinion
A Tale of Two Narratives
byA “narrative” is a version of reality – a story told about a chain of events that organizes facts while being influenced by ideology. The same chain of events can be organized into many narratives, especially if influenced by different ideologies.
Z’khor Y’mot Olam – Remember the Days of Old
byWe are taught “V’ein kol ḥadash taḥat hashemesh – And there is nothing new under the sun” (Kohelet 1:9). The assertion that there is…
“It Ain’t Europe Here”
byHey, It ain’t Europe Here Here it’s Israel – get used to it Baby, It ain’t Europe Here Here it’s a mess, the old…
Progressing Beyond Zionism
byUntil now we’ve defined a “Jewish state” as one that places superficial Jewish decorations over a European-style nation-state. But this can never satisfy our country’s fastest growing populations.
Why Israel Advocacy Fails
byAs an Israeli Jew, I have always taken for granted my own indigeneity to my homeland. I am indigenous not only because I was…
Rediscovering Jewish Identity
byBy identifying as white people of the Mosaic faith, Jews are by definition rejecting our Semitic heritage.
White People with a Jewish Religion
byJews identifying as members of a religious community is a relatively modern phenomenon of the last 250 years or so. Until that time, Jews…