Gil Zionism is simply defined as the collective aspiration of the Judaean people to return to Zion. That aspiration – expressed for many centuries in prayer, ritual, law, literature, mysticism ,activism, immigrations, and eventually the contemporary project of modern state building – is shared by nearly the entire Jewish nation to some degree or another. From … Read more
On behalf of Zion, I would like to extend a warm invitation to Zohran Mamdani to come visit this beautiful Land that such diverse people all call home. We can tour the historical and political sites of the country with Jewish and Islamic tour guides, meet with Israeli and Palestinian communal leaders, and discuss hard … Read more
Her: “Our sale is one book for 80, two for 150…”Me: “I just have this one book.”Her (flips through catalogue): “Ok that will be 80 sheqels!”Me: “But it says 68 on the back…”Her: “Uh…” (confers with colleague) “…ok 70 sheqels.”Me:Her:Me: “This book is on sale, right?”Her: “Yes!”Me: “Shouldn’t it cost less than the normal price, … Read more
Morning Questions I’m sitting on the bus wondering: Did the combined Israeli-American strikes (particularly on Fordow) decimate Khameini’s nuclear program? Or is it still intact? Were these decisive moves or political posturing? How many times will we go through this dance?
Allow me to parse this for you. POTUS is ambivalent on Iran. His real issue was with Obama. He had been listening to the isolationists in MAGA telling him to stay out of Iran, but then saw the Israeli attack “winning” and wanted some of the attention for himself. “No nukes for Iran!” is an … Read more
Never stop believing in the possibility of a shared society. So many people are caught in emotional echo chambers and have rationalized their disillusionment with the possibility of a shared society with different kinds of poorly thought-out dogmas. Don’t fall for it. The possibility is always there for us to realize.
How much would it cost to outfit public bunkers with signal repeaters? Because this whole “wait for a signal from homefront command in a place with no signal” thing is a little wonky…
If there’s anything we learn from the megilla of Esther it’s that egotistical autocrats make poor leaders/allies but good instruments of divine providence. Stay Frosty Friends 😎
It’s interesting how MAGAs are so uncomfortable with complexity. And so hung up on showing gratitude to Dear Leader, whether warranted or not. 🧐
Reportedly, the Fordow mountain nuclear enrichment site has been hit with 12 bunker buster bombs, each weighing 15 tons. It may be too early to tell, but by all indications Khameini’s nuclear program has been essentially closed. That is the good part of the story. The bad: – POTUS authorized this action without seeking let … Read more