Israel Was Ground Zero For The New Woke Religion
Israel Was Ground Zero For The New Woke Religion....
Category : Religion
Commentary and opinion on Judaism and other religions and faiths in Israel and the surrounding region in the Middle East.
A King’s Treasure For A Jew from Queens
From The Exodus To The Present Day, The Torah Shows Us That Communal Freedom Rests Upon The Personal. Enslaved Minds Neither Merit Nor Are Capable...
This Week’s Torah Reading (Exodus 6:2 – 9:35) Teaches Us That Deserving Nations Are Made Of Ruthless Freedom Fighters Who Are Not Afraid To Inflict Some Damage On Others
With the story of the ten plagues of Egypt, Jews begin their long and yet to be completed journey from bondage to freedom...
This Week’s Torah Reading “Shemot” Teaches Us That Violence In The Service Of Justice Is Righteous And That Promised Lands Do Not Have To Be Empty Of Native Or Indigenous Peoples
Moshe gets from the Almighty the unenviable task of dragging unwilling Hebrews from slavery to freedom, from bondage to independence because he is both loving...
Oil From the Rock Of Ages
As Israel begins producing natural gas from the Leviathan Field for the world market, there is a sense that just as the prophets foretold the...
Weekly Torah Reading “Vayigash” (Genesis 44:18-47:27) Teaches Us That Income Tax Is Slavery And That There Has Never Been A Free Lunch
Joseph uses his financial genius and the laws of supply and demand to make serfs out of Egyptian farmers...
This Week’s Torah Reading “Miketz” (Genesis 41:1 – 44:17) Teaches Us That Blood Is Indeed Thicker Than Water And Revenge Can Be Sweeter Than Wine
Joseph finds himself in the position to make his brothers pay for what they had done to him and he does not miss his chance...
This Week’s Torah Reading “Vayeishev” (Genesis 37:1 – 40:23) Teaches Us That It Is Never Too Late To Take Our Destinies Into Our Own Hands Even When Life Deals Us An Unfair Hand
The parallel stories of Joseph to whom the Blessing is freely given and of Tamar who must risk her life to wrestle it back bracket...
Numinous Nationalism and the Real Hanuka
From the rededication ceremony of the Second Temple defiled by priests assimilated into the Greek culture to a housewarming party of a newlyweds' first apartment...
This Week’s Torah Reading Vayishlach Teaches Us How To Cling To Life And Win At All Costs
In this week's reading, Jacob is transformed from a follower into a leader of men and a builder of an enduring nation, a nation that...
