Monthly Archives: November 2024

(Auto-Emancipation) A Social Jewish Left (After October 7)

Posted on November 25, 2024 by zjb

Three questions for Jews on the Left in the fierce face of rising anti-democracy movements and religious ethno-nationalism in Israel and the United States and resurgent anti-Semitism before and after October 7 and the re-election of Donald Trump: What defines … Continue reading →

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(Columbia University) Trump After Gaza (Mea Culpa)

Posted on November 20, 2024 by zjb

A critic should be generous about this. They didn’t see it coming. At Columbia University, the editorial board of the student Columbia Spectator, which spent a better part of last year platforming the pro-Palestine-anti-Israel protests, offers this blunt self-assessment about … Continue reading →

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(Trump) Covenant of Pieces (2024)

Posted on November 9, 2024 by zjb

Kudos to Jeremy Kolmanofsky for connecting the dots between the re-election of Donald Trump election this week and this week’s parsha read in the synagogue as part of the yearly cycle of ritual reading. In Genesis 15, God takes Abram … Continue reading →

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Truth Lies Hate Trump (Binary Politics)

Posted on November 7, 2024 by zjb

Trump did what Bernie and the U.S. left could never do. All at the same time, he turbo-charged his base and captured the center of American politics. The effect was synthetic in character. He combined the anger of the base … Continue reading →

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