The Threat from Within
As the Second Amendment notes, a nation has the responsibility to ensure the security of its people. The United States is failing in that regard, but it isn't a threat from abroad that imperils us; it's a threat from within.
As Racism Grows in Israel, Let's Re-Commit to Peace and Non-Violence
The offices of the Israel Religious Action Center, where I work, are a stone-throw away from much of the violence in Israel that you have been reading about in the newspapers.
Common Sense and Hope Win Out in Israel... for Today
Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens never had so much in common as they do today. Both the Jewish majority and the Arab minority agree that what Israel and they need most is hope.
How Doctors are Building Bridges Between Israel's Jews and Arabs
On the outskirts of the coastal city of Nahariya, Israel, stands the Medical Center of the Galilee. Its 420 doctors and 2200 staff members treat 400 emergency room patients daily, and 60,000 in-patients annually.
Nobody’s Perfect: The Challenge of Seeing the Sacred around Us
The Ba’al Shem Tov said: There are two ways to serve God. One is to separate yourself from people and from the world’s affairs, and to devote yourself wholly to a study of religious books. This is the safe way.
What I Learned When I Met with Members of the Knesset
It sounds like the beginning of a potentially provocative joke about Israeli politics: Five members of the Knesset – two from the Left, and one each from the center, the right, and from the joint Arab list – walk into a room full of Liberal Zionists…
On the Road to Jerusalem: A Current Affairs Conversation with an Israeli Taxi Driver
Gidi is a handsome, 53-year-old Israeli taxi driver whose grandfather made aliyah from Iraq in the 1920s.
Answers Are Important, But Questions Matter More
"Who's there?" is the first thing we read in Shakespeare's Hamlet. It encapsulates the topic of the entire play. "Where are you?" is the first question asked by God in the Torah (Genesis 3:9). From a metaphysical point of view, it captures the topic of the entire Bible.