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The Times of Israel

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Writer: Daniel Gordis

November 26, 2012
3:28 pm

On the absence of outrage over attacks from Gaza

To love all of humanity equally is ultimately to love no one

By Daniel Gordis

November 18, 2012
11:35 pm

When balance becomes betrayal

We are utterly abandoned by those who ought to be unabashedly at our side

By Daniel Gordis

October 7, 2012
1:41 pm

Israeli college students (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)

The first Jewish liberal arts college, to save Israel’s soul

The Jewish state needs a Yavneh for our time – a great academy filled with wise men and women who can revitalize Zionist discourse

By Daniel Gordis

September 2, 2012
4:00 pm

Israel is different from other liberal democracies, and that's a good thing. (photo credit: Gili Yaari/Flash90)

The case for difference: What really makes Israel great

Instead of defending Israel by focusing on how similar it is to other liberal democracies, we should celebrate the ways in which it is unique

By Daniel Gordis

March 28, 2012
11:04 am

A conversion to Judaism in a rabbinic court (photo credit: Flash 90)

Embrace the stranger in our midst

Even if we cannot eradicate the complexity of our tradition’s attitude to conversion, we must understand the pain it causes for those who seek to join us

By David Ellenson and Daniel Gordis