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Apr 29, 2025, 7:35 AM

More Than a State

On Yom HaZikaron, We Remember the Soul We’re Fighting For In memory of the soldiers who gave their lives not just for land, but for the soul of a nation. In this blog, I share three reflections — one national, one...

Apr 27, 2025, 12:10 PM

It’s the Hammer of Justice. And Power. Reflections for Independence Day 2025.

Portrait of Herzl by the Jerusalem artist, David Harel from the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (davidmatlow@icloud.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day) begins at sundown on April 30. It immediately follows Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) which itself is one week (like a shiva which is the seven day mourning period in Jewish tradition) after Yom...

Apr 10, 2025, 5:44 AM

The choice each of us must make

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How we can have more faith in our future There are two ways in which we can perceive ourselves as Jews, Rabbi Sacks taught. The one we choose has the power to change the course of our future - personally...

Mar 13, 2025, 7:37 AM

Greater Israel—A Land with No People, for a People with No Land (Part 4 of 5)

(Part 4 of 5) Mark Twain , Israel Zangwill and Lord Shaftsbury The detractors of Zionism colourfully depict the pre-Zionist territory of the lower Syrian province of Palestine as individually titled and registered, intensively cultivated, irrigated and faithfully maintained, the peasant/farmers...

Mar 10, 2025, 2:57 AM

Greater Israel—A Land with no People, For a People with no Land

(Part 1 of 5) Greater Israel–A Land with no People, For a People with no Land “Jerusalem stands for certain cosmic insights and human values. These values have spread throughout the the planet and they now embrace, to some degree, all who consciously participate in the...

Feb 16, 2025, 6:27 AM

Greater Israel—Jewish Genius and Technological Accelerationism (Part 2)

Part 2 of 3 The accelerationist concept of a cultural or civilizational ‘speed up’ is typically or frequently combined with the idea of events moving rapidly towards what is called a ‘singularity’ or a ‘technological singularity.’ This is the idea...

Feb 15, 2025, 1:50 PM

Greater Israel—Jewish Genius and Technological Accelerationism (Part 1)

Part 1 of 3 This blog is devoted to projects, proposals and related themes that pertain to the Greater Israel project, which we alternatively dub Zionism 2.0, or Zionism Potentia. Zionism 2.0 sees Israel at the beginning of its historical...

Feb 6, 2025, 7:55 PM

Inches to Metric: The Magic of Hebrew # 1

The Magic of Hebrew... Part one in a three part series is a brief overview of the creation of Modern Israel and Hebrew, how the two are interconnected and essential to who we are as a People. One of my...

Feb 6, 2025, 5:35 AM

Greater Israel—Getting Serious About Settlements and Colonization (Part 3 of 3)

Part 3 of 3 Israel is ideally positioned technically, intellectually and geographically to develop a space elevator and perhaps its own version of a heavy lift passenger spaceship. Jews have played an outsized role in developing the aerospace and aviation...

Feb 5, 2025, 5:47 AM

Greater Israel—Getting Serious About Settlements and Colonization. (Part 2 of 3)

Part 2 of 3 To recapitulate, we are aiming to create within Israel an advanced, scientific, research-oriented economy, an economy whose foundations and educational framework have already been put securely in place with the effort, labour and sacrifice of almost...

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