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The Blogs: Beings in Yetzirah: Ontological Politics in the 2028 Election
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (760+ words) Rather than treating the 2028 presidential field as a contest of policies or ideologies, I read it as a contest of political beings " different forms of authority through which legitimacy becomes intelligible to the public. Using Yetzirah, we can ask not…...
The Blogs: The Indefinite Article of Erasure: From "The Holocaust" to "a holocaust"
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (1185+ words) The Indefinite Article of Erasure: From "The Holocaust" to "a holocaust'The Times of Israel - Follow You will receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page You will no longer receive email alerts from this author....
The Blogs: Growing Gulf Discontent Challenges the Arab League
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (510+ words) In 1937, Arab leaders gathered in Bloudan, Syria for one of the earliest coordinated" efforts to articulate a shared Arab political identity, a moment that helped lay the groundwork for the Arab League, founded in 1945. The League was conceived as the…...
The Blogs: The King of Bibb and the Oobleck
1+ week, 3+ day ago (493+ words) In his song "My Second Childhood," Ehud Manor writes about parenting being a second childhood, one experienced vicariously through the child. "Through your eyes, daughter, I discover the world again. Through your hands, I learn to touch the sea waves…...
The Blogs: Passover, Moshe Rabbeinu, and the Kanaani Cat: Humility as the Hidden Power of Redemption
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1425+ words) Rabbi Moshe (Mikhail) Salita is a Brooklyn-based rabbi, legal scholar, and emerging animal chaplain whose work unites Jewish spirituality, international law, and compassion for all living beings. He holds a Master's in International Law (with honors) from the National University…...
The Blogs: The clock Jerusalem should be watching is in Washington, not Tehran
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (517+ words) The Daily Telegraph declares Iran "two months from economic meltdown." For Israel, the more urgent countdown runs in the other direction. The question facing Jerusalem this week is not whether Iran cracks under the US blockade. It is whether Washington…...
The Blogs: Sara and Photoshop. I get it. To a degree
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (214+ words) Sara Netanyahu. This photo was taken from the Instagram account of Avishag Hadad, who is said to be a makeup artist to Ms. Netanyahu. If so, this attests to Ms. Hadad's expertise" or to the extent to. .. - Follow You will…...
The Blogs: An unpopular war " except in Israel
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (646+ words) Steve Kramer grew up in Atlantic City, graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1967, adopted the hippie lifestyle until 1973, then joined the family business for 15 years. Steve moved to Israel from Margate, NJ in 1991 with his family. He has written more than…...
The Blogs: Exploring Lausanne: A Jewish Journey Through History and Culture
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (322+ words) Kosher Living in Lausanne: Tradition and Community Lausanne's Jewish community, shaped by centuries of migration and resilience, offers a living window into European Jewish history. Rabbi Eliezer Shai Di Martino of the Communaut" Isra"lite de Lausanne et du Canton…...
The Blogs: Echoes of 1956: How Hungarians Finally Turned on Orb'n
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (344+ words) On Saturday night, one day before the elections, thousands of Hungarians chanted in the streets of Budapest: "Russians Go Home." It was once a slogan directed at Soviet tanks, but now it was aimed at the man who had built…...