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Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Dec 24, 2025, 12:49 PM

Legal home demolitions in Israel damage hasbara

Who needs Pallywood with Jewish news like that? Everyone, on the left, the right, and the center, is going to hate parts of this blog post, but sometimes the whole truth must be stated clearly. In Israel, court procedures against the...

Todd L. Pittinsky

May 1, 2025, 9:25 AM

6 Million Reasons to Thank Larry David

Much has been made about Holocaust illiteracy. Two-thirds of Millennials and Gen Z believe fewer than six million Jews were murdered, with over half thinking the toll was under two million. One in five New Yorkers believe Jews caused...

Apr 22, 2025, 7:41 AM

Hurray, we won an Oscar!

Figurine and popcorn in arrangement from freepik.com - License: Free

Whether it’s Neta Barzilai’s Eurovision win, Olympic medals, the Under-21 football team’s World Cup run, or Gal Gadot’s rise in Hollywood, we Israelis are a deeply patriotic people who know how to rally behind those representing our tiny nation...

Dec 16, 2024, 12:00 PM

The immorality and cruelty of home demolitions in Jerusalem

A demolished home in Walajeh, Jerusalem, courtesy of Ron Kronish

You shall not render an unfair decision: do not favor the poor or show deference to the rich; judge your kinsman fairly. You shall not hate your kinsfolk in your heart…You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge...

Shamai Leibowitz

Oct 16, 2024, 6:21 AM

How the Wrong Piano Concerto Connects to Sukkot

It was meant to be a routine lunchtime performance. The Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires was set to play Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 alongside the Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra. However, once the orchestra started playing, Maria realized – to her...

Aug 13, 2024, 3:43 PM

Yesterday I witnessed the Khurban (Destruction) of somebody’s world

At 8:00 today we set out on our annual Tisha B'Av journey to read Eikha (Lamentations) at sites of khurban (destruction) in our times. Standing next to the burned-out Sderot police station, we will recite new kinot (Tisha B'Av...

May 10, 2024, 6:44 PM

‘Yeah-Boo” and Other Memories of My Dad, Discourse, and Parashat Kedoshim

My father’s yahrzeit was on the 30th of Nissan (Wednesday). More about him and what we can learn from him regarding our current situation and Parashat Kedoshim at the end. But reflecting on the events of the past few days...

Jul 25, 2023, 9:22 PM

What Sustains Me After Yesterday’s Vote

Yesterday I had planned to be in the Knesset for a committee meeting, as we fight to prevent the government from cancelling the ability of public housing residents to buy their apartments at a price they can afford. Of...

Feb 5, 2023, 11:11 AM

The Immorality and Counter-effectiveness of Home Demolitions and Evictions

Wikicommons.-Demolition-of-Palestinian-homes.-Photo-by-‘Aref-Daraghmeh-BTselem

At his press conference a few days ago, on January 31, 2023, after meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke about the importance of several values and actions that the American government feels should be...

David E. Weisberg

Jun 22, 2022, 11:39 PM

Humility and Rabbi Jacobs

I have been writing a blog for the ToI for a number of years, and I’ve always refrained from commenting on the Israeli government’s policies. I feel that, as a citizen of and resident in the U.S. (and not...

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