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May 16, 2021, 12:09 PM

‘Can we still live alongside them?’ is the wrong question…

Many are asking after what happened in Lod can we still live together with the Arabs? But this is the wrong question to ask. Of course we can live together with the Arabs. They are our cousins. Long ago...

Jan 19, 2021, 5:26 PM

Can Israel help reunite the United States?

Remember long ago when one political party in the US would suffer a big loss, how they would spend the next year doing "some serious soul searching?” Those were the days… As the country became more divided the losing...

Jan 12, 2021, 6:16 PM

What’s happening to American whites?

Considering recent events at the US capitol, one looks at the destructive mob and wonders, “How did we get here?” How we answer this question will have ramifications far beyond this coming inauguration day. It’s not enough to look at...

Jan 10, 2021, 7:56 PM

The Tip Of The Extremist Iceberg?

Most of the discussion surrounding the recent capitol riots has focused on President Trump's culpability. There seems to be a sense that if we can just get to January 20th without anything else happening, then we’ll be OK -...

Dec 18, 2020, 3:51 PM

The JVP AntiZionist Antisemitism Panel

This past week JVP (Jewish Voice for Peace) hosted an antisemitism panel featuring well known anti-Zionists all of whom have been accused of antisemitism in the past, in order to discuss and clarify the fact that they are anti-Zionist,...

Oct 29, 2020, 3:57 PM

Walk It Back…A Plea For Understanding

Part of my own mail-in ballot for the US election. (Courtesy)

There is an election in the US approaching. What would happen if just before voting each person had to actually say out loud: “I, so and so, solemnly do affirm and hereby publicly declare that although my decision in this...

Oct 15, 2020, 3:03 AM

I want my kids to learn about Judaism. I’m not Orthodox. Why is that weird?

I’m looking for a Jewish high school for my kids in the US. But I want them to get a solid Jewish education grounded in primary text study. I myself am trained as a physician. When I hear about...

Oct 11, 2020, 5:54 PM

Halloween and Sukkot

I went running one day while I was in the US recently and saw a house getting set up for Halloween. It was one of those super involved, crazy-intricate set-ups that take over the entire front yard and even...

Sep 9, 2020, 8:35 PM

What’s With Israel And Colonialism?

What’s with Israel and colonialism? Why is there even a discussion about that? Why do Israel’s detractors keep using that word? Colonialism is when a “mother country” sets up colonies. Colonies are remote sites where settlers from the motherland...

Aug 25, 2020, 2:28 PM

Apartheid And False Dichotomies – Building Our Own Story

Part of the reason for the apartheid claim, especially when leveled by Jews, is that we just want to be like everyone else and we keep using structures and definitions conceived of by others. Thus we find ourselves ensnared...

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About Me

Adam Brodsky is an interventional cardiologist who made Aliyah with his wife and four children in 2019, from Phoenix, AZ. He holds a combined MD/MM degree from Northwestern University and the J L Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and a Bachelors degree in Jewish and Near Eastern Studies from Washington University in St Louis. He is saddened by the state of civil discourse in society today and hopes to engage more people in honest, nuanced, rigorous discussion. An on-line journal about his Aliyah experience can be found at aliyah.move2israel.com

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