What if I asked them why they support murderers and rapists? * Imagining a world without Jews * I’m so done with BDS * A few new plagues for Passover

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, April 25, 2024 From the blogs [What if I asked them why they support murderers and rapists?]( By Martin Fletcher Many fear that it’s like the 1930s, when age-old hatred resurfaced ahead of the murder of six million Jews. It isn’t. It’s worse Leah Jacobson [What side of history do you want to be on?]( There is so much noise, it can be hard to discern the values you agree with. Here are some tips to help you determine with whom you stand Mia Raskin [A message to BDS: We’re tired of your BS]( It’s the gateway drug on college campuses to blatant antisemitism, it’s rampant, and it’s time it is defeated [Let’s talk about hope]( By Hepzibah Alon Is dialogue possible after Oct. 7? Alumni of an Israeli international school are embarking on a project that answers yes Matthew Rosenberg [Imagining a world without Jews]( The Exodus of the Passover story birthed the radical notions of intrinsic human dignity, self-determination and worth Benjamin Birely [Skunk water and Jewish unity]( At a protest after Hamas released a video of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Israelis clashed, conjuring the pre-Oct 7 era [An open letter to the tear-holders]( By Erica Pelman Even in our darkest moments of despair, we Jewish people know that the tears, no matter how many we shed, are not the end of our story Jennifer Moses [A few new plagues for Passover]( Some kosher for Pesach products should be purchased exactly zero times a year (and can a cat really eat a whole goat?) Menachem Lehrfield [They’ll tell the story of tonight]( Recounting what hasn’t yet happened puts faith in the future generations for whom it will be heritage, just as Moses preempts the exodus with its story [PHOTO ESSAY: This year, my family’s redemption from Egypt came in Poland]( By Batya Hefter The people who saved my father-in-law offered faith and hope in the darkest time – and the best lesson I could give my children Top Ops Marina Rosenberg [Colombia’s President Petro sides with evil]( The moral cowardice of Gustavo Petro’s anti-Israel obsession legitimizes Hamas and imperil’s citizens of the South American republic Menachem Rosensaft [The UN must recognize the Srebrenica massacre for what it was]( Just as it is unconscionable to deny the genocide of Europe’s Jews, we cannot minimize the slaughter of the Bosniaks [The Blogs Weekly]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2024 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved