Gil Since I’ve seen two posts on this already: Forget being better than. Forget being the best. PATRIOTISM, to me, is THE LOVE OF THE BEST of what you see in your country and in what it can become, with the blessing of God Almighty. Yes, that is a big tent. That’s because it IS a … Read more
I may think that our Israeli government is a coalition of incompetent politicians, populists, and petty thieves, but I’ve never worried about their incompetence reaching the level of accidentally firing everyone in charge of our nuclear stockpile and then not even knowing how to contact them to unfire them. I’m not even sure that’s possible … Read more
America, Russia, and China. Hemispheric hegemony. That is their goal. (This is like trying to teach someone to read the writing on the wall. Patience.) But the power they worship is an illusion. A trick of the mind that we all play act along with. (Or don’t.) The alternative to their fractured world of human … Read more
An observation: The American opposition party has spent decades:– loudly protesting Republican immigration policies, national security enactments, and corporate cronyism– quietly continuing those same policies, enactments, and cronyism– expanding executive power– promoting (Islamo-)fascist propaganda– courting and commercializing populism Between outright criminals cutting backroom deals with POTUS and the ruling party, and career politicians holding on … Read more
I had a rough morning I had an okay day I had a tough evening And Now I Am Here “The tides of one man’s life, against the backdrop of of the wave of history.”
Whether Conservative 😬, Libertarian 🧐, or Anarchist 😇, I have always wanted as many people as possible to be free – and I have never wanted my freedom to come at the expense of anyone else’s. Those are the unifying themes. To my life, to my politics, to my Zionism. كلنا في الهوا سوا
Raids on bookshops like The Educational Bookstore have no place in a free country or a civilized democracy. Especially not when unilaterally conducted by law enforcers on their own judgement/agenda without a court order. Selling books, even ones I don’t like, is not disorderly conduct. Promoting Palestinian nationalism, even if I disagree with it, is … Read more
I don’t think the Left and Right political wings currently pose the same threat to the stability and freedom of civil society in many countries, but I notice a certain overlap between many of those who are drawn to either wing, in certain key attitudes, behaviors, and modes they adopt. To put it bluntly: Ever … Read more
Today I read the fifth עלייה to פרשת בשלח. Four weeks of preparation led to a decent reading: despite tremendous performance anxiety (and morning digestive issues picking the worst time to start trouble) I only blanked on the notes for one phrase near the end of the עלייה. And this time, there were no corrections. … Read more
Do you think the average Egyptian really hated Hebrews, or personally supported the Pharaoh’s more extreme policies targeting them? Do you think maybe they were a little bit afraid of the Hebrews, threatened by the success of foreigners on Egyptian soil? After all, the government itself said that these foreigners were a threat! Nevertheless, those … Read more