Jewish state

This is a spiritual war against those who seek to destroy Israel, not because of its borders, but because of what it stands for as the world’s only Jewish state.

Bruce Springsteen, in one of his more insightful lyrics, once wrote: “Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true? Or is it something worse?”

Published by Academic Studies Press and set for an October 3 release, this collection is a singular nexus of thought.

Douglas Altabef, chairman of the board of Im Tirtzu, has figured out, by himself, that the protesters are “new Jews who know nothing of their own tradition.” He has no way of knowing this factually.

This “either/or” dichotomy does scant justice to the uniqueness of the Jewish people and their unprecedented return to their homeland.

We cannot shy away from engaging in the challenging discussions surrounding the impact of hate on our community. We should not allow ourselves to be bound by shame, and trauma.

For many secular people, there is a looming specter of a theocracy waiting to descend upon us all. This has led to a tremendous resentment of religion and religious people in Israel.

Tensions have moved along two interrelated axes in Israeli society: between Jewishness as a national identity and democracy; and Judaism as a religion and democracy.

Jews living in Israel, even if they never put on tefillin, observe a single Shabbat or visit the Western Wall, live and breathe Judaism.

The dream of creating a state and the ability to not be reliant on anyone or any power to guarantee the protection and future of that state took shape and came to fruition.