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Introducing: “The Forum for Critical Jewish Thought”
The Forum for Critical Jewish Thought is a new forum founded by co-directors Rabbi Dr. Willam Plevan and Der. Ezra Tzfadya. The website can be accessed here. Below is the mission statement and statement of purpose.
Shaul’s Substack is a r...
Guest Essay: ‘The Unbearable Lightness of ‘Rescuing’ Zionism: A Call to Face Our Collapse’: Irwin Kula responds to Rabbi Angela Buchdal’s sermon on “rescuing the word Zionism”
Introduction: On Yom Kippur, 2026 Rabbi Angela Buchdahl of the Central Synagogue in Manhattan, delivered a sermon on rescuing the word “Zionism.” An adaptation of the sermon was published in The Forward on September 22 (here). The topic has...
Morris Jastrow and the Case Against Political Zionism
Morris Jastrow
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Introduction: As the conversation about Zionism, a “Jewish” state as the sine qua no...
“Becoming the Land”: Nahman of Bratslav’s Grave as the Land of Israel
In honor of the 226th Yahrzeit of Naman of Bratslav
[Introduction. Some years ago I published an essay on “Nahman’s Grave as Erez Yisrael” in Seforim Blog. Below is an updated version in honor of Nahman yahrzeit on the fourth day of Hol Ha...
In Ongoing Debate about Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
There has been a plethora of reviews of Ben Mosers’ new book Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History that have appeared in The New Yorker, the NYT, ARC Magazine, Haaretz, and Contending Modernities (I am sure I have missed some).
My review “Snow Gl...
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