Is the Religious Zionist Sector Unraveling?
Yair Ettinger is a longtime observer and chronicler of the religious community. For many years, he did this on behalf of the Ha’aretz and more recently for Israel’s public broadcaster Kan. It is timely...
View ArticlePhilanthropy at a time of crisis
Coronavirus is by no means the first global crisis, but it has the possibility of being prolonged and deep. Whilst the immediate concern is for public health, we are already seeing major knock-on...
View ArticleThe Haredi Exit Strategy
One of the most talked about subjects of the COVID-19 crisis in Israel has been the response of the Haredi community. Thus far, it’s been largely about how they came into the crisis and how the role of...
View ArticleWhat to believe?
Reflections on Ani Maamin, Joshua Berman’s new book on Orthodoxy and biblical criticism
View ArticleThe Threat of Tyranny or Overheated Melodrama?
I was tempted into reading Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny” after seeing him on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah sharing some simple insights from his academic area of expertise, European history of the...
View ArticleReversing Cultural Climate Change
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks was one of the leading moral voices on the planet and with “Morality” (2020, Hodder & Stoughton) he has highlighted the state of health, or indeed pathology in today’s...
View Article‘I Don’t Need You to Agree with Me’
A month ago we lost Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks at a time when he was bridging the Israel – Diaspora divide: one leader, one reader, and one disciple at a time. He was making headway, and it is our duty...
View ArticleKahanism returns to the Knesset
So many who voted for 'Religious Zionism' do not believe in extremism. Don't they realize they're supporting it?
View ArticleJerusalem Pride
This year, I marched against humiliation and ostracism of LGBT people in the religious world – and for seeing the divine image in every person
View ArticleRefugee Crisis: Not a Political Question, But a Jewish One
Judaism is not based around some philosophical truth, but is the story of a people playing a role in history. From that history we learn, and when necessary shout, that when we say “Never Again,” we do...
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