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Zionism has grown too bureaucratic for its moment of crisis
2+ hour ago (577+ words) Zionism was built by leaders who converted scarcity into sovereignty. As its institutional budgets expand, the movement must confront a difficult question: are growing administrative structures strengthening its mission " or quietly weakening it at a moment of historic vulnerability? Zionism…...
You thought you knew Haman? This book will make you think again
3+ hour ago (905+ words) Professor Adam Silverstein shows the bad guy of Purim is a man of many parts The Bonfire Night burning of Guy Fawkes might even have owed something to the custom among some Jewish communities to torch an effigy of Haman…...
How landlord Rachman’s name became a household word for the worst reasons
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (533+ words) Neil Roots has written a well-researched if lightly-edited biography about a man whose deeds were indefensible Slumlord: Peter Rachman and the Post-War London Underworld Long before Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant made Notting Hill a globally familiar name for romantic…...
Catholics Can Be Zionists
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (762+ words) In light of recent debates surrounding the actions of the Israeli government, many Catholics hear about "Zionism" and that Catholics "must be Zionists" or "can't be Zionists." But in order to see if those claims are true, we must define…...
How a 'living bridge’ maintains Jewish life after October 7
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (1010+ words) After St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, the last hostage recovered from Gaza, was finally buried in Israel, it was the mother of freed hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal who spoke for millions of Jews around the world when she uttered the words…...
Jodi Samuels’s journey: Aliyah, advocacy, and community
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (1729+ words) Born and raised in South Africa, Jodi Samuels did not grow up religious. At 18, she decided to come to Israel for a post'high school gap year in seminary, a choice that was almost unheard of at the time for South…...
Book Review: Losing the Flavor - Allegra Goodman and the New Jewish-American Family
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (73+ words) BOSTON'S PREMIER ONLINE ARTS MAGAZINE What Allegra Goodman's stories serve up could be called a vision of Jewish American Life Lite. This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman. The Dial Press, 336 Pages, $29 Robert Israel, an Arts Fuse contributor since…...
Opinion | America needs moderate churches
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (98+ words) Opinion | America needs moderate churches'The Washington Post The decline of the mainline has left us more polarized. Ryan Burge is a professor of practice at the John C. Danforth Center at Washington University in St. Louis and the author of "The…...
Parashat Zachor and the war with Amalek
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (707+ words) It is a Jewish custom during the month of Adar to read four special portions, in addition to the weekly Torah portion, that relate to the themes of the season: Shekalim, Zachor, Para, and Hahodesh. Each carries a unique message....
Imam Imad Al Masri: The Muslim community spreading peace in Israel and beyond
10+ hour, 48+ min ago (257+ words) Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter Welcome to The Times of Israel's Lazar Focus. Each Friday, join host'diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman for a deep dive into what's behind the news that spins the globe. There is a…...