Israel: Strange, Interesting Times
March 16, 2023
May we find a way to survive these interesting times together, standing steady in the troubled river of history, and playing our roles with integrity.
Matthew Schultz
Matthew Schultz is the author of the essay collection “What Came Before” (2020). He is a rabbinical student at Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts.
The End of Days
March 8, 2023
“There are always people saying that the end of days is upon us and that the messiah is about to come. But they’re always wrong.”
Do Animals Not Count?
March 2, 2023
Those who claim to care about marginalized voices have nothing to say about those who have no voice at all.
Is This What Redemption Looks Like?
February 17, 2023
And so we have a difficulty—our prayers have been answered, but it doesn’t look or feel the way we imagined that it would.
The Assimilation Plot of “You People”
February 6, 2023
We are encouraged to applaud those who flee their Jewishness, and rarely do we get to see those who cherish it, grapple with it, and live it deeply.
A Bird by Any Other Name
January 26, 2023
As my bird vocabulary expands, the phenomenological world around me grows and deepens.
Bibi: New King of the Israeli Left?
January 18, 2023
It’s possible that Bibi, exhausted from putting out PR fires from his new coalition partners, might prefer to join forces with centrists like Lapid and Gantz. The left, tired of Ben-Gvir’s inflammatory rhetoric and policies, may embrace Bibi with open arms.
Louisa May Alcott Doesn’t Need to Be Trans To Be a Trans Icon
January 6, 2023
If Louisa May Alcott, author of “Little Women,” were alive today, would she identify as a trans man?
Hanukkah and the Seeds of Daily Renewal
December 20, 2022
This is what Judaism offers—a framework for rededication. It is why we pray three times a day. It is why we have festivals throughout the year. It is why we celebrate Hanukkah and continue our endless cyclical journey through the Torah.
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