Gil The Zionism that I believe in – that I study, that I pray, that I live – does not envision for the holy people of Israel a life by the sword, surrounded by enemies, condemned by the world. It does not tell us to rule over minorities with callousness and prejudice, it does not demand … Read more
In a world where we have Gedolé haTorah and Talmidé Hakhamim, we don’t need to make saints of master debaters (sophists), we need to collectively relearn how to think from the masters of wisdom (philosophers).
One of the people who objected to my desecration of a murdered man’s memory assumed that I was not interested in “listening without trying to make a counter-argument.” Since he and I rarely interact, and he demonstrated little familiarity with the way I think, I take this in line with a common Conservative complaint – … Read more
I wasn’t planning on writing multiple posts about this man’s murder, but Jewish individuals I know are more outraged by me calling Charlie Kirk a supporter of fascism, trafficker in antisemitic conspiracies, defender of the worst Israeli prime minister in history, and peddler in calls for violence, than they are by the fact that Charlie … Read more
It’s interesting how the FB algorithm incites outrage and sows division. It won’t show the right-wing people I know any of my poems, essays, or posts they might align with, but will quickly show them a post criticizing a wicked person they happened to like even though it doesn’t even mention him by name. 🤷 … Read more
Apparently a supporter of fascism who trafficked in inflammatory antisemitic conspiracy theories, on the one hand, and was a staunch defender of one of the worst Israeli prime ministers in history, on the other hand, was shot at a public event where he was given a free platform to peddle his calls for violence against … Read more
TIL the statistic that 60-65% of the Armenian population was killed in the Armenian genocide. 1.5 million people out of a population numbering a few hundred thousand larger than Gaza’s before the war.
Surely open firing on bus passengers will free Palestine 🙄 Vengeance is the Lord’s. I want law and order, with all violent gangs arrested and tried.
“A person can read their own life talmudically as such. Hawa amina: “I thought I would be this kind of person.” Qushya: Life challenged that assumption. Teruṣ: I adapted, reinterpreted. Masqana: My present self is temporary, provisional, awaiting new challenges.” What I learn from my teacher. Barukh Hashem. Shabbath Shalom from the once and future … Read more
“To be Jewish is to be modern, and vice versa.”– R. José Faur z”l Understood correctly, Jewish ideas are at the forefront of human development and are produced by a forward-thinking, pro-social outlook that sees law as an instrument of social perfection, both directly and by creating the conditions in which individual spiritual perfection can … Read more