Why an Arab Party Is the Real Winner of the Israeli Election
Mansour Abbas has revolutionized his community’s politics.
November 29, 2022
In Music, Politics, Religion, and Diplomacy, Israel Is Becoming Part of the Middle East
Mizraḥi nation, revisited.
Touching on everything from North African influences in popular music to the recent elections and the Abraham Accords, as well as his own experiences, Matti Friedman revisits the themes of his 2014 essay “Mizraḥi Nation,” about the ways non-Ashkenazi Jews have shaped the Jewish state. Friedman, in conversation with Robert Nicholson, also expresses his hope that Israel will become both a “more liberal state and a more traditional society.” (Audio, 55 minutes.)
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In Music, Politics, Religion, and Diplomacy, Israel Is Becoming Part of the Middle East
Mizraḥi nation, revisited.
The Dangers of Dining with Anti-Semites
“You don’t need to be looking for anti-Semites under every bed. Then again, many are jumping up and down on the bed.”
The Medieval Rabbi Who Championed Literalism
How an illustrious family and interactions with Christians shaped the work of Samuel ben Meir.
How Therapy and “Self-Care” Usurped Religion
Narratives of personal liberation threaten to weaken our already frayed social bonds.