I have a group chat with Jewish friends that used to be a predictable nightmare. We fought about everything: Israeli politics, American politics, theological politics, even imaginary politics. But lately? Bliss. Every headline about…
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Our Greatest Threat Isn’t Antisemitism -Vayishlach
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The Covenant that Refuses to Die: What the Bible Teaches about Israel
Every interpreter approaches Scripture with an internal map and my map is Restorationism. This framework teaches that God is restoring the people of Israel and the land of Israel exactly as the prophets declared with no need for symbolic or…
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The Eurovision Boycott: Europe’s Cheapest Morality Against Israel
The scene would be almost comic if it were not so revealing: delegates of European broadcasters sitting in Geneva, discussing new rules for a song contest, while outside a salvo of press releases announces boycotts, moral outrage and grand…
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Gid Ha-Nasheh – A Psycho-Analytical Perspective
The Book of Bereishit (Genesis) tells of the early history of the world and the founding fathers and mothers of Israel prior to it becoming a covenantal nation. It is not a book in which we expect to encounter much legislation. Yet three…
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Sen. Van Hollen draws criticism after calling local Jewish leader an ‘apologist for the Netanyahu government’
An unusual direct attack by Sen. Chris Van Hollen on a local Jewish leader over Israel has elicited strong criticism from Jewish voices — as well as a passionate defense from a Jewish progressive.
“I am stunned,…
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JD Vance rejects claim that antisemitism is growing inside the GOP, breaking his silence on the topic
Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that he does not believe antisemitism is surging inside the Republican Party, pushing back on prominent conservatives who have raised alarms about hostility toward Jews among young…
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More Than Paint: The Quiet Strength of Showing Up
Each year, student groups at Old Dominion University gather to “claim their crown” during Homecoming festivities. As the Monarchs, the crown is one of our campus’s most recognizable symbols—painted proudly on Kaufman Mall in dozens of…
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Winning
I read a very thoughtful Facebook post by my friend (and son of a long-time and dear friend) Michael, who fondly remembered his elementary school gym teacher and important lessons he learned in that class. As he perceptively wrote, “lessons…
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A School Psychologist’s Stand on Zionism and Antisemitism
As a full professor, department chair, and former journal editor, I have been fortunate to have had success as an academic. For example, my research, broadly focused on bringing social justice principles into practice, has been widely cited in my…
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Haunted by My Alma Mater’s Melody
A half-century after my graduation, my alma mater, Queens College, invites me, once again, to attend my class-reunion. I sit and stare at my invitation. I can’t respond to it; I can’t discard it. I’m grateful to my alma mater. I received a…
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