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Jun 20, 2025, 6:14 PM

The Tightrope of Critical Support

It is no easy feat, walking the tightrope of critical support. Chaim Weizmann described the world in 1936 as ‘divided into two parts — those places where the Jews cannot live and those where they cannot enter.’ The liberal...

Jun 19, 2025, 11:10 PM

When Belief becomes a Crime: The Trial of Daedone and Cherwitz

Cherwitz and Daedone walking into court with supporters (image courtesy)

Over the past five weeks, I’ve been present at the trial of United States v. Cherwitz and Daedone — a case that, despite being presented as a legal proceeding, felt more like an ideological trial. This was not a...

Jun 2, 2025, 11:24 PM

Vigil Stations To Solve Government Bottleneck

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I would like to suggest an idea that would help Israel’s security, the Chareidi community, and the stability of the current government. There are many places in Israel that would benefit from ‘Vigil Stations’. The locations of the Vigil...

Jun 1, 2025, 11:15 AM

In the Days of the Judges: Shavuot and Ruth

Over the past 40 years of teaching and reading Ruth during the holiday of Shavuot, I’ve developed a relationship with all the characters. When I was younger, I did not like Naomi (even though we have the same name)....

Allen S. Maller

May 25, 2025, 4:17 PM

Umrah, Nails and Broken Hearts Healed

Islam and Judaism reject the doctrine of original sin. Humans do sin. But both Jews and Muslims believe that our Creator is most merciful, and forgives anyone who repents with a sincere heart. No Muslim wants to miss out on...

May 25, 2025, 9:04 AM

Day 597 Of The War: Everything Is Connected To Everything

Everything is connected to everything. My photos at Habima Square protest and later at Begin Gate.

This has been a very frustrating week in Israel. On Tuesday, during my shift in the dining room at the Hostages Families Headquarters, the place was almost deserted. It turned out that the families were abroad, pleading with sympathetic...

May 24, 2025, 3:39 PM

Israel at the Brink: A Systemic Crisis of Democracy

Israel is not facing merely a political dispute—it is undergoing a systematic breakdown of democratic restraint. This is not a crisis born of one decision or one party, but of a pattern: a deliberate dismantling of legal oversight, institutional...

May 20, 2025, 5:36 AM

From Uruguay to Oslo: Israel’s Anthem Echoes Worldwide

From Uruguay Through Oslo to Israel – Why Is the Whole World Obsessed with Israel's National Anthem? The following text was published on Yom Kippur (September) 2023 in the Tectonic Shift Facebook group and was supposed to be posted on...

May 19, 2025, 2:07 PM

Day 591 Of The War: This Is Our Fight

last night at Habima Square, my photo

Last week, I didn’t write my blog because I went on a short vacation to Paris to see some art and experience everyday life in another country. I tried not to stay glued to the news, but I was...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

May 16, 2025, 9:40 AM

Democracy’s Immune System Is Working (in Israel & the World)

Democracy is under attack in Israel, the US, and several other countries around the world. Indeed, in 2018 no less than two Harvard political science professors published a best-selling book: “How Democracies Die,” warning of democracy’s slow slide to...

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