Author: Ben Lorber
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‘Never Again’, Again
“There is no question that Jews tried to enter into a dialogue with Germans, and from all possible perspectives and standpoints: now demanding, now pleading and imploring; now crawling on…
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Red Flag (for the 21st century)
There is a flag on the ground. Hid in swamp, marked by mud, Wet with dream-tears, Stained with blood-sorrow and sweat-anger, Ragged with world-vision. Stitched by a million…
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Understanding Alt-Right Antisemitism
UNDERSTANDING ALT-RIGHT ANTISEMITISM: what the new white supremacy means for American Jews, and why it matters (Note- This article references many alt-right/white supremacist websites. All hyperlinks to these web pages go…
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Who is a good person?
When I saw this cheesy meme appear on my Facebook news feed the other day, it got me thinking about the nature of this ‘goodness of people’. What compels a…
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For American Jews, The Era of Trump Marks the End of the Zionist Dream
Originally published at +972Mag For most American Jews, the regime of Donald Trump has ushered in the most profound and destabilizing existential crisis since the Holocaust. We watch in horror…
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Lighting the Candles
When Rabbi Schmelke and Rabbi Phinaes came to the Mezeritzer Maggid, they were already great students of the Torah, but they gave little attention to the study of ethics. The…
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In the US, we need a Muslim-Jewish alliance …
… but one that does not silence discussions on justice for Palestine. by Ben Lorber and Taher Herzallah Originally published in Al Jazeera Since the election of Donald Trump, there…
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‘And You Are Faithful to Resuscitate the Dead’- Towards a Torah of Radical Remembrance
“And You are faithful to resuscitate the dead. Blessed are You, Hashem, Who resuscitates the dead.” – from ‘Gevurot’, ‘God’s Strength’, a daily Jewish prayer “The class struggle, which…
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