Cosmopolitan citizenship in the Middle East | openDemocracy
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Shalom Hartman Institute - Jewish Scholarship, Education, Leadership for Israel, Diaspora
Israel, as the homeland of the Jewish people, can no longer claim a self- evident, essentialist argument…
Biblical Views: Farewell to SBL | Biblical Archaeology Review | Bible History Articles
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Mazal Tov! Thank you for using your happy occasion as a living illustration of the intrusive and malevolent influence of the Orthodox rabbinate in our one and only Jewish State; the one that was to…
No escape from the rabbinate?:
The modern State of Israel is swiftly becoming an extension of the coercive power of (a particularly malevolent) orthodox rabbinate; a power that that had almost…
Mazal Tov! Thank you for using your happy occasion as a living illustration of the intrusive and malevolent influence of the Orthodox rabbinate in our one and only Jewish State; the one that was to…
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@Tzvi, yes there are rules, and we as religious Jews choose to believe they come from Hashem. Can’t really disagree with you there, although it sounds like excrement when you say…
In a democracy, MKs must not be punished for fulfilling their roles as representatives of the public — even when their positions clash with the majority view.
Ethical monotheism:
Did Judaism miss the boat 2,000 years ago? Or does the window of opportunity still exist today? Christianity has its whole baggage of crucifixion, resurrection and saints. Islam…
Artistic, leadership and managerial talent:
When I was in high-school in the mid-late 70s, and later when I did National Service and then started work in the early 80s, the consensus appeared to be…
Shalom Hartman Institute - Jewish Scholarship, Education, Leadership for Israel, Diaspora
What should we do? The answer is simple. Every citizen of Israel must be given access to a State-funded…
