As someone who studies psychology and influence, I have recognized in myself an interesting progression of reactions to the behavior I am seeing online. Recently, I have experienced a deluge of hate on my posts unlike anything I had encountered before. In the past, almost all my online interactions were pleasant. Even people who disagreed … More What online Jew-hate taught me about myself
Fighting the dark isn’t effective. Increasing the light is. Even small lights make a difference. Below is a practical proposal for fighting antisemitism by strengthening our connection to our ancestral homeland through direct support of Israeli farmers like Omri. Once, those who supported Zion, collaborated to finance the redemption of the land of Israel. Now … More Fighting Antisemitism: Putting Down Roots in the Land of Israel
This is an open letter to Ward Simpson CEO of God TV in regard to the launching of “Shelanu” a Hebrew language missionary channel dedicated to converting Jews to Christianity. I wrote this in response to this specific TV station but my words are a relevant representation of my thoughts regarding all attempts to convert … More An open letter to Ward Simpson CEO of God TV
Something both fascinating, enraging and terribly sad happened this past week. Like the honest storybook child who pointed out that the “Emperor has no clothes,” President Trump said two words no one wanted to hear, pointing out a situation many recognize but most are afraid to mention. Disloyal Jews. With a piercing, instinctive understanding, Trump … More Donald Trump, disloyal Jews and identity politics
Israel is one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and maligned countries on earth. The question is, why? Jew hate? Or because our “hasbara” is terrible? In pro-Israel circles either (or both) of these are go-to explanations however neither is enough to explain the dissonance between Israeli reality and the concepts different people have about Israel … More Cracking the Israel Culture Code
There are two kinds of people who hate strong Jews: your run-of-the-mill Jew haters (classical antisemites) and colonized Jews. 2000 years of living as unwelcome guests in other people’s lands have taken a toll on the Jewish People. Putting your head down, being quiet in the face of abuse and minimizing signs of Jewishness have … More The freedom of the Jews
There was an old man who used to sweep the area next to the Kotel, the Western Wall. When asked why he, such an old man, was working, doing menial labor he explained that in Auschwitz a Nazi pointed to the smoke billowing up from the crematorium and told him: “You see that smoke? That’s … More We won’t play that game anymore
The Polish government seems to have gone insane. For some reason, it has, in their mind, recently become imperative to change the way Poland is mentioned in connection with the Holocaust. צפו | ראש ממשלת פולין בתשובה לשאלתו של @ronenbergman: "בשואה היו פושעים פולנים, כמו שהיו פושעים יהודים" • @DorGlick עם הפרטים המלאים והתיעוד >> … More Poland, Holocaust denial and relegation of responsibility
This is what branding looks like: You have a product to sell. You must convince the market to buy.The problem is that the product is old. It’s been seen before and has been rejected by many as faulty. The average person will not buy the product, as is. What do you do? Rebrand. Package the … More Anti-Zionism is the new Antisemitism
“But why does he have to make provocations with these declarations of his?!” I was shocked to hear this sentence come out of the mouths of my Jewish American relatives. Yes, they were referring to Trump (who they hate) and to the Jerusalem Declaration. I love my relatives but they live in a completely different … More Jews from a different planet
Inspiration from Zion: This is a Love Story 