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The Blogs Weekly Highlights
Choice Voices for the Week of
Thursday, May 28, 2020
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shavuot Insights
Going to Sinai without community
By
Elana Stein Hain
The COVID version of Judaism is profound, but we are missing the communal ritual that doesn’t care about us as individuals — and buoys us through the shared experience nonetheless
shavuot thoughts
The donkey, the rooster and the lamp: A lockdown story
By
Eli Birnbaum
The tale of Rabbi Akiva’s unfortunate night in a field may seem simple, but a deeper dive reveals a massive tragedy – and a hopeful message for humanity
David Brofsky
Loving the convert: A national priority
A wall of bureaucracy (at best) is no way to welcome those who are committed to Judaism and the Jewish people; plus, it contradicts Israel’s past chief rabbis’ traditional approach
Amir Fuchs
A prime minister on trial: questions and answers
How long will the proceedings take? What about immunity? And has there ever been a sitting PM anywhere who faced criminal charges? (Yes, one)
Todd Berman
Why I’m not afraid of a Christian TV network
As a traditionalist, I understand and even respect their theological approach and thank them for their support for the State of Israel
Shlomit Shahino-Kesler
Housing Minister Litzman will be good for secular Israelis
Expanding affordable housing for ultra-Orthodox Israelis means a bigger pie for all Israelis and less tension over haredi ’encroachment’
‘I wish they would close all the shuls!’
By
Ilana Spitz Epstein
I was never a big fan of prayer – my mind wanders, I make deals with God – but this pandemic has upped my role in helping others ’do Jewish,’ and it’s been good for me too
Sally Abrams
There’s no substitute for Jewish summer camp
It’s not an exaggeration to say that two summers at Herzl Camp in Wisconsin made me want to live a Jewish life
Homesteading
By
Jessica Steinberg
Stuck at home, a surplus of fresh spring vegetables was the start of many culinary adventures, but none so valuable as relaxing over the bounty with family
Choice voices
Naomi Chazan
The annexation time bomb
There’s a connection between Netanyahu being on trial and his inclination to carry out the symbolic act of extending Israeli sovereignty
Carole Nuriel
Decoding the dark side of anti-lockdown protests
When extremist groups like the Three Percenters and Proud Boys wield guns and call officials ’tyrants,’ they are signalling a cry to resistance
Jennifer Raskas
John Locke, COVID-19, and the second tablets
The coronavirus has shattered my expectations around school, work, healthcare, and more; I am now looking for a new social contract, one with a foundation in compassion
Yoav Degani
Beware COVID-19 privacy invasion creep
People will tell themselves these are life-saving measures – but once privacy is taken away, it often cannot be fully restored
Sheldon Kirshner
Appalling Nazi headstones should be removed
Swastikas adorn the graves of 2 German soldiers who died in the US during WWII and were buried in American military cemeteries
Julio Messer
Intellectual inconsistency on annexation
Alan Solow’s suggestion that US Jews should speak out against Israel imposing what it deems a defensible eastern border is morally troubling
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