Judaism without actual Jews * The next Iranian missile attack * When you call for intifada * Lessons from an Israeli campus * It׳s 2054 and a Republican Jew is president

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, May 2, 2024 [A morally pure Judaism without actual Jews]( By Arnold M. Eisen What do we make of a Passover seder that depicts Zionism as idol worship and ignores the suffering of Israelis? Sherri Mandell [What you’re calling for when you call for intifada]( You’re supporting murderers like those who beat my child to death – and you are doing absolutely nothing to help Palestinians Adam Rubin [This is definitely not my dad’s antiwar protest]( Jerry Rubin, an icon of the 60s protests, knew the difference between genuine activism for peace and today’s violent extremism From the blogs [Lessons on campus protests from an Israeli university]( By Daniel Chamovitz When a pro-Palestinian rally at BGU posed a potential clash between free speech and public order, we set out rules of engagement Haviva Ner-David [From a Columbia Alum Israeli Peace Activist]( If you from abroad want to demand something, demand a resolution of the conflict, not the annihilation of one side Amichai Cohen [Make no mistake: ICC arrest warrants would harm Israel]( It will take concerted diplomatic efforts to stop legal proceedings if international indictments of Israelis become real [From darkness to dialogue: How one classroom rose above October 7th]( By Shira Tamir Bar-Ilan’s ’Jewish-Arab Interreligious Dialogue’ course didn’t have easy answers, but I was glad to be there, asking the hard questions Leon Hadar [It׳s 2054 and a Republican Jew is president]( The Democratic Party is undergoing demographic and political metamorphosis. Where might that lead to 3 decades from now? Jesse Ferris [The next Iranian missile attack]( The phenomenal success of the Israeli Air Force and its allies on the night of April 13 must not blind us to the danger ahead [Two packs of tissues and an arm around my shoulders]( By Miriam Haber I knew nothing could prepare me for saying Yizkor for my son, recently killed in war, but it was a woman’s kind comfort that surprised me Top Ops Stuart Katz [The post-October 7 mental health crisis]( First responders and survivors suffer from the failure to integrate mental health care into emergency response and recovery plans Samantha Kahn [Help your university invest in Israel]( It’s easy just to pull our donations. It’s harder to try to influence the administration. Here’s one way to do just that Kenneth Ryesky [Don’t make me say ‘Three!’]( Columbia University needs to restore order on campus; perhaps it should borrow my way of convincing my grandchildren to do the right thing Efraim Zuroff [Not every war crime is genocide]( Designating Srebrenica as a case of genocide will erode the significance of the very term that warns humanity about the dangers of war [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