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Toward a 21st Century Alternative Zionism
Mordecai Kaplan, A.D. Gordon, and the future of Israel-Diaspora relations.
Inclusivity and Access
Reckoning with the exclusion of those with disabilities and illnesses from the Temple service.
Catch the Rhythm
The Jewish holidays can help those on the periphery gain access to the rhythm of Jewish life.
Yom Hazikaron 2007
A painful and moving tribute to those who gave their lives for Israel.
Anti-Semitic Liturgy
In light of Eli Stern’s op-ed about interfaith dialogue that I blogged about yesterday, this news story about Orthodox Christians ...
Klinghoffer Watch
Thanks to LastTrumpet over at Jewschool for weighing in with a critique of David Klinghoffer’s latest Forward op-ed. It’s hard ...
Fundamentalist Relativism
In this week’s Jewish Week, Rabbi Eliyahu Stern addresses an issue I raised a few weeks ago in reference to ...
The Strangers in the Camp
Both the Israelite and the stranger are given equal status in the sacrificial cult.
Thinking About Zionism
Next week we’ll celebrate Yom Haatzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, and before the partying starts, we thought we’d spend this week ...
Zionism, the Palestinians, & Peace
Do the various ideologies of Zionism allow for the practical coexistence of Jews and Palestinians?
Leper as Other
How to create a society that recognizes and meets the needs of ill and marginalized people.
Making Room for the Leper
When we embrace with one hand but push away with the other, it's the push that remains in lasting memory.