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Michael Zoosman

Oct 17, 2026, 8:57 AM

A society that condemns a human being to death condemns itself infinitely more.

(Note: An original version of this article appeared here in Evolve on October 6, 2025.) We, the thousands of members of the group “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty,” from across Israel, the United States, and the world, firmly believe that Judaism in the...

Oct 16, 2026, 9:53 AM

Ben Gvir and the Biryonim

I have watched with increasing alarm as Itamar Ben Gvir has become normalized in growing parts of the Jewish world. To my chagrin, this includes acceptance among a segment of those who identify with Torah principles. While I believe...

Ruthie Hollander

Oct 16, 2026, 8:54 AM

Nooses aren’t cute

Screenshotted from Lizzy Savetsky's social media.

If a man guilty of a capital offense is put to death and you hang him on a tree, you must not let his corpse remain on the tree overnight, but must bury him the same day, for an...

Michael Zoosman

Oct 16, 2026, 12:07 AM

L’chaim’s Response to Trump’s Decision not to Live-Stream Firing Squad Execution

U.S. President and convicted felon Donald J. Trump recently decided not to live-stream the military firing squad state-sponsored murder of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, and injured dozens more, at a medical processing center...

Oct 15, 2026, 11:41 PM

Religion fuels conflict. It can also help put it out.

Extremists aim to turn Israel-Palestine into a holy war. But Israelis and Palestinians aren't fully buying it — and people of good faith can intervene. In recent weeks, my social media feeds filled with clips of Jewish religious extremists hijacking...

Michael Zoosman

Oct 14, 2026, 3:15 PM

Ben Gvir’s Latest Illegal Stunt Mocks World Day Against the Death Penalty

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This past Sunday morning, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir once again published additional footage from inside a prison. Ben-Gvir elected to do so after Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara explicitly issued an instruction to Israel Prison Service Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi not...

Michael Zoosman

Oct 9, 2026, 6:16 PM

L’chaim’s Statement on Live-Streamed American Firing Squad Execution at Hanukkah

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The thousands of members of “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty” from across the USA, Israel, and the world roundly denounce the announcement of a televised and live-streamed firing squad execution slated to take place the day before Hanukkah...

Yonatan Albahari Szargel

Oct 8, 2026, 9:57 AM

The Israeli Jane Doe Assembly Line

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Over the past week, almost anyone who opened TikTok, Instagram, or another social media platform came across the trending hashtag #JaneDoe. Countless videos show women across the globe expressing sympathy with Jane Doe – an anonymous student at Cornell...

Michael Zoosman

Oct 8, 2026, 3:51 AM

Distribution of Noose-Themed Pins in School Dishonors October 7th Anniversary

The thousands of members of “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty” from across Israel, the United States, and the world join Herzliya Mayor Yariv Fisher in condemning Otzma Yehudit in the wake of a disgusting display in which a...

Michael Zoosman

Sep 30, 2026, 4:34 AM

‘There is nothing new under the sun’ – Ben-Gvir’s Execution Threats on Sukkot

מַה־שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ ה֣וּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֔ה וּמַה־שֶּׁנַּֽעֲשָׂ֔ה ה֖וּא שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין כׇּל־חָדָ֖שׁ תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ Only that shall happen That has happened, Only that occur That has occurred; There is nothing new Under the sun! (קֹהֶלֶת , Ecclesiastes 1:9) Jews across the world read the famous verse above and many others...

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