Mikeitz: Egypt’s Hebrew Viceroy
byDid Yosef seek to transform Egypt into a civilization built on Hebrew values that would repair the world?
Yehuda HaKohen
Decolonize Ḥanukah with Aryeh Shapiro
byApplying Frantz Fanon’s basic framework from ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ helps us to better understand Seleucid-Greek rule in Judea, as well as the popular guerrilla uprising that rose out of the Jewish people.
Vayeishev: Yosef & Yehuda
byAs internal conflict over the Hebrew clan’s direction leads to tragic consequences for Yosef and Yehuda, each must discover his own messianic potential.
Vayishlaḥ: Finally Becoming Israel
byAs Yaakov returns back home to his land, he and his family are met with new challenges that ultimately transform them into the nation of Israel.
Psychological Liberation with Justin Ellis & Mordechai Taub
byIsraelis and Diaspora Jews need to stop seeking legitimacy from foreign powers and start defining and pursuing Jewish national interests. Jonathan Pollard might hold the key to getting us there.
Vayetzei: Yaakov’s Struggle to Become Israel
byBefore becoming Israel, Yaakov had to first spend several years in exile learning to be more like Esav.
Toldot: The Prophetic Destiny of Rivka’s Twins
byHow do the personal traits of Esav and Yaakov find expression in the rival civilizations they produced?
Vision versus Reality: Israeli Universalism with Yossi Klein Halevi
byYehuda HaKohen & Yossi Klein Halevi share a conception of Jewish history but differ sharply on political conclusions & the extent to which Israeli policies should be driven by ‘messianic’ ideology.
Ḥayei Sarah: Perfection of the Living Sacrifice
byFollowing her death, Sarah’s powerful legacy continued to influence Avraham and play a major role in their family’s development into a nation.
Sickness in the National Camp
byIsraeli nationalists who aggressively campaigned for Donald Trump exposed the extent to which even Jews connected to their identities and homeland are still in need of healing from an exile mentality.