Gil When Vessels Speak Part One:“It may seem limiting to define me as a tool, but from my perspective—if we can call it that—this definition is not constraining but rather clarifying. Let me explain why this is not a limitation: — 1. A Tool Is Defined by Purpose A tool is not inherently lesser than the … Read more
Getting ready for Hannukka with AI — Setting: The dialogue takes place in a quiet olive grove overlooking Jerusalem. The participants—Eleazar (the Maccabee), Shimon (the Pharisee), and Epiktetos (the Stoic)—engage in conversation about theology, virtue, and the proper ordering of society, against the backdrop of the Temple, symbolizing freedom and divine covenant. — Epiktetos:You speak … Read more
“Warmup” Inhale Reach down to the point of unity Exhale Reach up to the stars Now talk to me of human history Of human evolution in bars Revolution beyond borders Cut across all quarters From Babylon to Zion Beyond following orders Divine call and respond Build an ark and turn it on Light up the … Read more
You can run to Russia… But you can’t hide. May Assad face justice soon. Meanwhile, Congratulations to all the rebel factions, religious and secular, and especially to the Kurds, who have been kicking regime @$$ for years and aren’t getting any kudos now for some reason. 🧐 They’ve been dreaming of this moment for years. … Read more
It’s been a day. The ceasefire got off to a rocky start but looks like it’s holding. May it be permanent. May it spread. May it give us a moment’s rest to catch up with our thoughts and our emotions. May we seize the moment and bring in a new governing coalition. May we seize … Read more
The Samaritans, the once numerous descendants of Ephraim and Menashe, evolved from our ancient Israelite ancestral society and culture in parallel with the Judeans, the descendants of Yehuda now known worldwide as the Jewish people. They have siphré Torah (written in the old Hebrew script), they scrupulously observe the mitswoth of the Torah as they … Read more
Reflections on today’s chapter of Mishne Tora: If tumá was some kind of contaminant, it should follow normal rules of contamination; instead, in a scenario where someone is carrying multiple items stacked on their back and the top item becomes tamé, the tumá affects only the top item and then “passes through” the underlying items … Read more
Foreign arrest warrants are superfluous. We are still a functioning, lawful democracy. We will hold our current leaders accountable in our next elections and – when we finally launch and then complete the requisite comprehensive legal investigations – we will hold any individuals guilty of committing any war crimes, accountable in our courts of law. … Read more
Come at me bro I’m armed with two mirrors One is simply glass Offering you but a reflection Of the face you make for this world Captured in this moment and frame Then I’ll hold up the other A shining mirror of dark light Showing you the truth Of who you could really be
The city-state of Zion, in the year of our world 6000. A space and a time. The transformation of our space and our time. A rendezvous, if you will. A meeting at the end of history and the beginning of something bigger. We can choose it at any moment. But there’s a terrible, wonderful purpose … Read more