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The Old Myth Lives On

The Old Myth Lives On
By Baruch Kahana  |  14/10/2010
"Negation of the Diaspora" was a fundamentally adolescent psychological maneuver, and at the same time, a powerful cultural move, a wonderful source of emotional energy that fed the Zionist struggle. But when the adolescent fulfills his vision and turns into an absolute ruler in the world he established, he i...

The Jewish focus group
By Pinchas Landau  |  14/10/2010
In Silicon Valley and midtown Manhattan, the two epicenters of the leveraged economy, young Jews became the main actors in all areas, and an alliance was easily formed between them and their Israeli cousins, who quickly internalized the new economic values, imported them to Israel and corrupted many of Israel’s economi...

Not a Member of Your Camp
By Dina Markon  |  14/10/2010
The patronizing attitude with which olim hadashim, new immigrants to Israel, are treated by those who consider themselves the “elite of Israeli society” ultimately attests to a deep-seated lack of confidence. Those who build their self-esteem at the expense of another’s self-esteem, at the expense of another’s basic hu...

Letter from London – Talking about Jerusalem
By Antony Lerman  |  14/10/2010
Dwelling in this dialogical corner of cyberspace, I’m watching out, eagle-eyed, for the issues, whether in high politics or low culture, that strike me as touching on the real life connection between European Jews and Israel. On the face of it, nothing could exemplify that connection more than the conference taking pla...

A little too hot for Christians – Blog
By Agata Peleszuk  |  14/10/2010
Each time the Catholic Church scores some points for promoting the interreligious dialogue, it draws criticism next time. This week an ambiguous comment came from a special synod devoted to the crisis of Christianity in the Middle East. Some of the blame for the deterioration of Christian life in the region was put on ...

Conversion on the dance floor - A weekly report by an Israeli in Berlin
By Amit Epstein  |  14/10/2010
Due to my line of work, working as a designer for theater, every few months I meet new people with whom I share a professional relationship for the course of approximately two months, each time in another city

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