History
Paying for Justice…and Therapy
The other day I blogged about my gut discomfort with the class-action lawsuit brought by children of Holocaust survivors, asking ...
Religion in Israel
A look at the extensive splits within the religious establishment in Israel, and their increasing inability to deal with challenges ...
Who will pay for my therapy?
I don’t want to judge people who have been traumatized by Holocaust-survivor parents, but I’m not sure I can help ...
Syria and the North
Pointing out that “The Golan … has been Israeli for 40 years, double the time it was in Syria’s hands..… ...
The End of the Jewish Newspaper?
A story came across my desk today discussing the fact that Jewish newspapers are fighting to stay alive in a ...
A Dead Horse Rigged to a Land Mine?
Now is the time to strike a deal with the Palestinians, says Yossi Beilin, because “the Palestinians have a pragmatic ...
Positive change for USCJ?
Even the Conservative Movement has jumped on to the eco-friendly bandwagon. This week, The Washington Post highlighted the new seal ...
The Joy of Sects
In an effort to get smarter and diversify my knowledge, I’ve recently decided to try and read Wikipedia’s daily featured ...
Crime & Violence in Israel
According to Betzalel Kahn, “Policemen in Jerusalem, under direct orders … have been seeding violence and wreaking destruction aimed at ...
Stuck in a Pickle
When I was younger, my mother warned me that if I ate too many pickles, I would turn into one. ...