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Feb 27, 2023, 2:08 PM

Tale of Our Homeland #18: Judicial Reform Controversy

Jul 15, 2021, 11:37 AM

Tales of Our Homeland #17: Two Narratives

Two Narratives: Notes By narratives here we mean the interpretation of historical data into a particular story. Individuals can choose which narrative better suits their worldview. In doing so, they will inevitably emphasize some facts and minimize others. Often, conversation across...

Mar 3, 2021, 2:02 PM

Tales of Our Homeland #16: Elections!

Notes and further reading: This is intended as a very basic primer for those who want to understand the process from Israeli elections to the forming of a government. You can find more details and information on the Foreign Ministry’s...

Jan 29, 2021, 2:46 PM

Tales of our Homeland #15: Golda Meir: Secret Diplomat

Notes and further reading: This is a well known incident. Details vary in different recountings, (like the exact wording used) but the basic elements are agreed upon. Perspectives differ on the context of the story. The two meetings between Golda and...

Jan 17, 2021, 3:22 PM

Tales of our Homeland #14: To My Land

Notes and further reading: Rachel the Poet holds a place of honor in Israeli history and culture. She was a pioneering kibbutznik, and is remembered as the first female poet of modern Hebrew. We are presenting our translation of אל...

Jan 10, 2021, 2:36 AM

Tales of our Homeland #13: Young Jabotinsky at the 6th Zionist Congress, part 2

Notes and further reading: Panel 1 Abdul Hamid II Panel 2 Kishinev Progrom Panel 3 Uganda Scheme The land Chamberlain referred to is in today’s Kenya. The Zionist delegates did not know that in their future the British would retract the offer...

Jan 2, 2021, 11:14 PM

Tales of our Homeland #12: Young Jabotinsky at the 6th Zionist Congress

Notes and further reading: This event is described in Jabotinsky’s autobiography, published in 1936. There are historians who claim that this event must have been made up by Jabotinsky. This is partially based on the fact that Herzl’s schedule at...

Dec 13, 2020, 12:02 PM

Tales of our Homeland #11: Dentures Without Borders

Notes and further reading: This is a tale favored by tour guides when explaining the difficulty of life in divided Jerusalem, where even a silly mishap could create an international incident. Both Zvi and Mike have often heard the story...

Nov 9, 2020, 11:07 PM

Tales of our Homeland #10: A.D. Gordon: The Secular Mystic

Notes and further reading from the writer: A.D. Gordon completely transformed himself in middle age. He came out of nowhere to inspire his fellow chalutzim and infuse labor Zionism with a mystical fervor. His essays are somewhat hard to find,...

Oct 28, 2020, 8:10 AM

Tales of our Homeland #9: The New Ghetto

Notes for further study from Michael Unterberg: Herzl was a prolific author, best known for his pamphlet “Der Judenstaat” and novel “Altneuland”. This lesser work, “Das Neue Ghetto” is worthy of attention as his last Jewish but pre-Zionistic creation. In...

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Rabbi Doctor Zvi Ron made Aliyah in 1986, learned in Yeshivat Shaalvim and served as a shooting instructor in the IDF. After receiving Smicha from the Israeli Rabbanut, he and his wife, Sharon, went on Shlichut to Richmond, Virginia where he served as Rabbi of Keneseth Beth Israel Synagogue for 10 years. The Rons moved to Israel in 2004 and live with their four children in Neve Daniel, Gush Etzion. He is the author of two books on Tanach: Sefer Katan V'Gadol and Sefer Ha'Ikar Chaser as well as dozens of articles in numerous publications. He is editor of The Jewish Bible Quarterly and he was a contestant on the game show The Weakest Link.