zionism

Progressive synagogue Tzedek Chicago, founded in 2015 and led by Rabbi Brant Rosen, recently made an announcement that elicited strong reactions in much of the Jewish press and beyond. Opting to…

“Zionists just want to be happy.” - Hermann Cohen I do not think it’s provocative to state that liberal Zionism is in crisis . By that I mean that the present iteration of liberal Zionism as a…

Our focus should be on the capture of the debate over U.S.-Israeli relations by a dominant narrative in which a single set of authorities (both political and religious) claims exclusive access to a rich and fluid set of political and religious traditions.

If the adage is correct that “nationalism is an extension of egoism” then national “unity” may be nationalism’s superego. Of late there has emerged a cottage industry regarding Jewish unity. The…

Merav Michaeli, the Israeli journalist-turned-politician now serving in the Knesset as a member of the opposition Labor Party, is an antidote to the lament of the death of liberal Zionism. At a time…

That’s a question that has been discussed quite a bit lately, as liberal Zionists raise red flags about right-ward, anti-democratic trends in Israel, as well as Operation Protective Edge. In a…

Egyptian judge Saeed Youssef made news in May when he issued a pair of mass death sentences against supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. After trials that lasted only a few hours and during which…

The Pew poll revealed a significant number of Americans who, despite having no apparent reason to do so, identify as Jews.

As Jewish institutional support of pro-Israel positions is showing signs of breaking down, it’s an opportunity to take a critical look at a widely-made claim that Jews have a “historical right” to the land of Israel.

There is no “Jewish vote.” Jews vote. A small number of them vote for Republicans. Most of them vote for Democrats. Every cycle the Republicans try to improve on their last performance, but Jews are overwhelmingly liberal. So Republicans try to draw them in by talking about Israel, an issue very few of them vote on, but an issue that has the added benefit of helping Republicans shore up their evangelical base.