what does it really mean to be a 'Maccabi' today?

what does it really mean to be a 'Maccabi' today?

Published: Thu, 11/30/23

VISION

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Vayishlaḥ: Finally Becoming Israel

As Yaakov returns back home to his land, he and his family are met with new challenges that ultimately transform them into the nation of Israel.

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Henry Kissinger: An American Jewish Tale

From a Jewish perspective, Henry Kissinger was a tragic figure. He personified the 'court Jew' who made himself indispensable to powerful gentiles.

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Ḥanukah’s Cyclical Themes

What does it really mean to be a 'Maccabi' today?

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Embracing Post-Zionism

How can Yaakov's encounter with Esav teach us to transform the Israeli national caterpillar into a butterfly that will benefit all humankind?

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The UN Partition & the Golden Calf

Did the United Nations give the Jewish people a state? Whose interest does this narrative serve and what impact has it had on Israeli society?

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Can Israel Still Win Wars?

Israel has not won a war in more than 50 years. Will this war against Hamas in Gaza be different?

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Dr. Israel Eldad on the 29th of November

On a simple level there was happiness. The simple, apolitical happiness of Jews, happiness of 'we will have a state of our own' by those who only yesterday didn't believe independence possible or necessary.

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Parshat Vayishlaḥ: Avenging Dina at Shkhem

The fundamental Hebrew tenet that there are values worth fighting for is what drove Shimon and Levi to restore honor to the house of Israel.

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Have you seen a Jew who does not act like a Jew?
I've seen hundreds
stripping naked to run races
rounding off beards & flexing muscles

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