Sovereignty in exile: the curious case of Kiryas Yoel
Exploring the Hassidic settlement of Kiryas Yoel, in upstate New York, which offers a unique insight into questions of diaspora and sovereignty.
Read MoreExploring the Hassidic settlement of Kiryas Yoel, in upstate New York, which offers a unique insight into questions of diaspora and sovereignty.
Read MoreThe weird state of the Israeli government, which seems to be, at once, on the verge of collapse and surprisingly stable: What gives?
Read MoreHow Zionist youth movements played an increasingly significant role in redefining American Judaism in the 1960s.
Read MoreNew Pew poll findings suggest that Israeli and American Jews may be two peoples separated by the same religion, with the rift growing wider by the moment.
Read MoreWhy we Israelis are strangely unmoved by the success of that most Jewy of US Presidential candidates, Bernie Sanders.
Read MoreHow the East-West encounter was seen and construed in “Eastern” eyes, from as early as the 11th century.
Read MoreA new poll finds that 48% of Israeli Jews believe that, under certain defined circumstances, Palestinians ought to be expelled from Israel.
Read MoreA discussion of the demographic and cultural evolution of the Jewish community of Great Britain.
Read MoreA dumb-ass satire of MK Stav Shaffir on the Jewish Heritage TV channel struck some on the left as sexual harassment, leading some on the right to cry “double-standard.”
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The curious case of the rabbi excommunicated for exercising free speech
The moral and political dilemma arising from the Minister of Defense’s decision to excommunicate a rabbi for advising soldiers to ignore orders to evacuate settlements.
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