Social Justice
Why the Cordoba Brouhaha is a Good Thing
AuthorsUntil New Yorkers can experience what is sure to be a relatively mundane and (excuse me, Cordoba) boring Islamic center in their midst, they will have a hard time recovering from 9/11.
Not in Our Name: Jewish Women Speak out on Israel
In this review of Shifting Sands: Jewish Women Confront the Occupation, Turner suggests that “Not in our Name” should be used as a counternarrative to a pro-settler Zionism.
Excerpt from The Proper Jewish Mourning for a Queer Ex-Wife
In this award-winning essay, Erlichman asks, What is the proper Jewish way to mourn a queer ex-wife?
Why Christian Zionists Love Jews and Other Notes from the End-Times
The campaign for Jews to partner with Christian Zionists has intensified since the formation of Christians United for Israel (CUFI) in 2006. Read what this means, and why Jews should care.
Maya Carrying Maya
An international artist, Maya has exhibited at the Museum of Art Ein Harod, Israel, Fest Fem in Valparaiso, Chile, at the International Visual Poetry Festival in Venezuala and at the KulturProjekte in Berlin. Her work performs Jewish identity. For updates, see www.mayaescobar.com
The Shrinking Jewish Body: A Review of Hungry to be Heard
If you are an Orthodox Jewish teen and suffer from an eating disorder, there are not many venues for you to learn about your pain.
The Israeli LGBT Community: A Tale of Two Cities
Tel Aviv’s Gay Pride parade had 40,000 marchers this year; Jerusalem boasts an Orthodox gay men’s group with hundreds of members. And that’s just the start.
Attack Iran?
Will the United States or Israel attack Iran? Unlikely. But the new sanctions up the ante.
Hugo Chavez' Advisor: The Anti-Semitic Path of Norberto Ceresole
In 1999, Ceresole released Caudillo, Army, People: Venezuela under Comandante Chávez, emphasizing Chávez’s promise as a panacea to the country’s ills. With this book, Ceresole won the heart of Chavismo.
Aboard the Mavi Marmara: An Analysis of Turkish-Israeli Relations
Israeli Turkish Jews Nathalie Alyon and Medi Nahmiyaz boarded the Mavi Marmara as official translators. Here they report on what they heard, and explain how and why this old ship became a symbol for the crisis in Turkish-Israeli relations.
Eicha for the Oil Spill: A Tisha B'Av for the Earth
Hearing about and seeing footage of the Gulf Oil spill day after day, my heart is drawn to Tisha B’Av, when we mourn the destruction of the ancient Temples in Jerusalem and chant Lamentations, Eicha.
Sheikh Jarrah: Praying with our Feet
What does it mean to come down to Sheikh Jarrah, this slice of Palestinian East Jerusalem slowly being taken over by settlers? Why do we come here, week after week, with our signs and protests?
Yes, Zeek Should Cover Christian Zionism
AuthorsOn May 27, 2010, we asked readers whether Zeek should cover Christian Zionism, and if so, how often. Here are your replies.
One Flotilla Response: Weave Baskets of Peace
When everyone is retreating into their separate camps out of fear of the “other,” I feel a special need to be in a space of solidarity. All I want to do is weave baskets with these Arab women.
The Spirituality of Madness
Rabbi Kukla writes, “holiness and madness inspire awe” and asks how we can use this spiritual knowledge to approach care of the mentally ill.
Of Boycotts and Blockades: An Analysis of the Gaza Flotilla Attack
Israel’s attack on the Gaza flotilla underscores the collateral damage this blockade has had–for Israel–and especially for Israel’s protests against the anti-Israel boycott.
Charting Israel’s Role in Progressive Jewish Identity
AuthorsAnyone who is Jewish and who is not living in Israel has made a conscious choice: the choice to disown the very concept of “diaspora.”
In Pursuit of Liberal Zionism
Zionism was once synonymous with liberalism. Today, it connotes conservatism. Moshe Yaroni, on Diaspora Jewry’s alienation from Israel, and what it will take to reconnect the two.
When Language Fails
More democracy, less ideology. So pleads Louis Frankenthaler, as he protests the uses and abuses of the word “Zionism” in Israeli politics.
Response to Akiva Tor
Racism remains a problem for both sides in the Arab-Israeli conflict, argues Moshe Yaroni. However, it is not anti-Semitic to oppose the Occupation.
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