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02
Jun
The Nakba Continues to Unfold Before Us

The Nakba Continues to Unfold Before Us

The Zionist narrative of Israel’s birth was a central part of my Jewish education, right alongside the Torah, Jewish
7 min read
25
May
Jewish Anti-Zionism: It's Time to Say it Out Loud

Jewish Anti-Zionism: It's Time to Say it Out Loud

Jewish and Anti-Zionist. It’s time to use those words together and to say them out loud. A story: in
7 min read
18
May
Why I Was Heckled on Yom Kippur

Why I Was Heckled on Yom Kippur

In my 34-year career as a rabbi, I’ve been heckled only once during a High Holiday sermon. (I’m
10 min read
11
May
The Global Sumud Flotilla and the Sacred Meaning of Solidarity

The Global Sumud Flotilla and the Sacred Meaning of Solidarity

I’m increasingly hearing the claim that the Palestine solidarity movement is on the wane. Three years into Israel’s
8 min read
04
May
Greater Israel is Becoming Reality - And it's Implications Are Terrifying

Greater Israel is Becoming Reality - And it's Implications Are Terrifying

For more than a century, the concept of “Greater Israel” has been associated with zealous Jewish and Christian Zionist ideologues.
7 min read
27
Apr
Zionism Isn't a Semantic Issue, It's a Moral One

Zionism Isn't a Semantic Issue, It's a Moral One

As I’ve engaged in Jewish discourse over Palestine/Israel, I’ve come to notice a distinctly recurrent phenomenon: the
6 min read
20
Apr
The New Yorker Reports on the Jewish American Divide

The New Yorker Reports on the Jewish American Divide

A number of people have asked me for my opinion on Eyal Press' eleven-page article The New Yorker article,
5 min read
18
Apr
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