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Tag: Jewish Self Defense

0 Israel Holidays

Purim joy is not simple this year. What does a responsible Purim look like?

Aviva Richman in Forward · 19 Mar

In light of recent antisemitic violence and the Israel-Hamas war, Rabbi Aviva Richman reflects on the complex lessons of the Purim story, focusing on themes of Jewish vulnerability and the use of force for self-defense.

0 History Politics

Revisionist Zionism: Jabotinsky's Journey From Vladimir to Ze'ev

Jewish History Nerds · 15 Feb

Vladimir Jabotinsky was a complex and influential Zionist leader whose vision of Jewish power and diplomacy influenced the formation of Israel, despite never seeing its establishment.

0 Antisemitism Jewish Law

Yidl, Get Your Gun

Alter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman in Tablet · 11 Dec 2023

The author reflects on the recent rise of antisemitism and the call among some Jews to arm themselves for self-defense.

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Replace American Jewish Communal Leadership

Alana Newhouse in Tablet · 8 Nov 2023

The author raises concerns about the failures of American Jewish communal leadership.

0 Israel Antisemitism

What the end of the Purim story teaches us about Israel’s war against Hamas

Josh Katz in Forward · 24 Oct 2023

In a reflection on the end of the Purim story, Josh Katz discusses discomfort among some liberal Jews with the concept of Jewish strength and power, particularly in relation to recent Israeli military actions against Hamas.

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Walking Upright

Einat Wilf in Jewish Review of Books · 26 Apr 2023

In "Walking Upright" by Daniel Gordis, the author explores the successes and failures of Zionism and the State of Israel in relation to the aspirations of Israel's Declaration of Independence.

0 History Israel

The Hasmoneans as a Paradigm for Modern Jewish Sovereignty

Shimshon Nadel in Lehrhaus · 6 Dec 2018

Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook, in a responsum to Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Pines, justifies the establishment of Jewish militias, self-defense, and a sovereign Jewish nation without a king or Sanhedrin, drawing on interpretations of Rambam's rulings.

0 Literature Israel

Chabon, Safran Foer, and the Great Jewish American Novel

Ari Hoffman in Lehrhaus · 15 May 2017

In "Chabon, Safran Foer, and the Great Jewish American Novel," the discussion focuses on the literary works of Jonathan Safran Foer and Michael Chabon, particularly their recent novels "Here I Am" and "Moonglow," respectively.