Dovi Seldowitz, at The Blogs

Jul 10, 2024, 9:06 PM

Chabad Children praying at the Ohel (Photo credit: Bentzi Sasson/Wikipedia)

Thirty years have passed since the Third of Tammuz 5754, the day forever seared into the soul of the Chabad-Lubavitch community. On that summer day in 1994, their Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, at 92 years old, was interned...

Mar 29, 2024, 4:26 PM

A giant Cup of Elijah is a tradition we need in this time of crisis

Cup of Elijah City Scene (Credit: D Seldowitz. Image generated using AI at playground.com).

Fifty years ago, following the Yom Kippur War, the public menorah emerged as a powerful symbol of Jewish resilience. This Chabad innovation wasn't just a beautiful display; perhaps inadvertently, in the present moment, it has become a litmus test...

Mar 13, 2024, 1:14 AM

Judith Butler and the Question of ‘Who is a Jew?’

How do we respond to the question of Jewish identity in times of crisis (photo credit: D. Seldowitz 2024)

I think it’s fair to say that a lot of Jews are pretty upset with philosopher Judith Butler right now. That Butler and other Jewish intellectuals who are highly critical of Israel receive a spotlight in the non-Jewish media...

About Me

Dovi Seldowitz is a PhD student (Sociology) at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Previously, Dovi directed and curated the 2022 B’nai B’rith Kabbalah Exhibition and was the recipient of the UNSW University Medal in Sociology and Anthropology for his Honours thesis on Hasidic women’s leadership.