Bibi, a modern and sophisticated secular Jew, hardly endorses any of this extremism, and he is surely aware of how badly all of this will play with Israel’s friends and allies, not to mention much of Israeli society.
If we expanded the view of cool to include pride, I believe we’d be on to something.
At a time when many observant Jews feel they must circle the wagons and keep outsiders out, let’s remember the power of an open door.
Surveys reveal that Americans continue to move away from traditional religious practice, but the yearning for spiritual connection remains strong.
In exchange for their support, the three ultra-conservative parties who have allied themselves with Netanyahu’s Likud have demanded a range of concessions from him.
“We must fight in a strategic and firm way, without giving the haters the massive publicity they crave. It is that publicity, as much as anything else, that normalizes antisemitism.”
Theodor Herzl’s utopian novel “Altneuland” receives criticism from many Zionists.
Our historical and religious sources, as well as modern writers, attest to the very great task of the ostensibly ordinary person to forge a society of honor and dignity and hope.
It’s essential to draw attention to the whole study, which includes “the nature, scope and trajectory of the threats to Jewish identity on over 100 college and university campuses most popular with Jewish students.”
A biased media is fueling the success of alternatives like Substack, for the simple reason that readers want to trust what they read. Digital revolution or not, that truth will never get old.
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