Aaron Bondar, at The Blogs

Jul 4, 2017, 1:31 AM

Daniel Gordis is wrong; the West Bank is the most important test of Jewish peoplehood

In the wake of the Israeli government reneging on a deal to open a shared prayer space for other Jewish denominations along the Western Wall, American Jews have thrown up their arms in anger at what they see as...

May 26, 2017, 12:06 AM

Remembering Jerusalem and forgetting Jewish history

On Yom Yerushalayim, Israel and world Jewry are confronted with the trials and difficulties Israel faces now and in the future. In many ways, it is a more complex celebration than Yom Ha'atzmaut; the existence of the state of...

Jun 13, 2015, 5:43 PM

The Strength of Forgiving

I sit with a young Israeli in a hummus place in Jerusalem. He’s studying to become a doctor. He’s Israeli through-and –through, and speaks almost perfect English, indicative of the effect that the culture of the United States has...

May 18, 2015, 2:56 PM

The Stranger In Your Midst

Since 2005, Israel has seen a drastic rise in asylum-seekers and migrant workers from African countries, mainly Eritrea and Sudan. Many of them came from their home countries, through Egypt, and were smuggled across the border into Israel, risking...

Apr 29, 2015, 3:52 PM

Your Brother’s Blood

My grandmother is an older woman. She is 89 years old, and yet she is stronger, braver, and more resilient than I will ever be. By the time she was twenty years old she'd withstood the harsh erosion of...

About Me

Aaron is a university student in the United States. He's interesting in politics, global affairs, philosophy, and economics. You can find more of his writing at the Binghamton Pipe Dream.