Power
By David Bidussa
Free will is the only power that humankind possesses. Thanks to Oscar Sebastian Lelo, who, with “Disobedience,” tells us that we can choose, in a time where affiliation to a group is back to be lived and …
Pilpul/Opinion
Pilpul – When hate becomes mainstream
By Jonathan A. Greenblatt*
This has been a very difficult few days for the Jewish community — and for America. What started as a normal Sabbath for Jews — a time to be with family and community, celebrate bar and …
Double Life – Weapons
By Daniela Fubini*
When I did my pilot in Israel in the summer of 2006, and the country was at war with Lebanon, I remember that I felt a bit uncomfortable when I was sitting on a bus and across …
Grasping onto the Land – Sarah and the Cave of Mahpela
By Yaakov Mascetti*
When it comes to the weekly Torah portion of Haye Sarah, it is arduous for me to ignore the growing rhetorical emphasis placed on the topic of the Cave of Mahpelah and its role as the first …
A Reminder
By David Bidussa*
A reminder: “Cursed be he who Subverts the Rights of the stranger” [Dt., 27,19]. Fundamental human rights demand the rescue and welcome of the stranger; they do not demand the inclusion. Dehumanizing in order to legitimize the …
Double Life – Noise
By Daniela Fubini*
When written words are your line of business, but most of your day is spent among people (in my case, on a rather long commute and in a small but highly interactive office) you have two options …
Rosh HaShanah of Love
By Yaakov Mascetti*
I’m not ready for another batch of High Holidays in the light of Divine judgment, ten days of introspection followed by twenty-five hours of fast and prayer, fear and sorrow for sins committed, and then a whole …
FEATURES Stories of Hopes from Naples
By Jacqueline McKenna*
The Holocaust was a horrendous tragedy that threatens to diminish our faith in humanity. All over Europe families, children, mothers were separated and killed, revealing the utmost barbaric and inhumane side of our society. However, during this …
Double Life – Colors
By Daniela Fubini*
The World Cup is over and the summer can start now, finally. It’s too bad the Cup didn’t go to Croatia, the typical underdog who collected fans all around the globe by ending up in a finale …
“Two Nations Are in Your womb”: Dealing with More than One Internal Voice
By Yaakov Mascetti*
My friend Mendel, who refuses to be boxed into the term haredi so I will refrain from doing so, is one of a kind – he lacks, from what I can see from outside, the internal struggles, …