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Insights for Yom HaAtzmaut

April 15, 2021 by Nathan Lopes Cardozo Leave a Comment

As we celebrate 73 years of independence here in Israel, below are some essays which I hope will make the holiday more meaningful. 

Filed Under: Israel/Zionism, Jewish Holidays Tagged With: Yom Ha'atzmaut

המנורה: בין שמרנים וליברליים

December 13, 2017 by Nathan Lopes Cardozo Leave a Comment

מאז תקומתה של מדינת ישראל, ניצבת בלב הוויכוח הציבורי השאלה האם יש לנהל את המדינה על פי ערכים יהודים או דמוקרטיים. שני הערכים נראים כבלתי מתפשרים. היהדות מייצגת השקפת עולם תיאוקרטית שבה א-לוהים ממוקם במרכז. הוא המוקד והסמכות המוחלטת. לעומת זאת, על פי  השקפת העולם הדמוקרטית מי שעומד במרכז הוא העם.

Filed Under: Israel/Zionism, Jewish Holidays Tagged With: Chanukka, Chanukkah

Israel’s Security and the Need for Strangerhood

February 2, 2012 by Nathan Lopes Cardozo Leave a Comment

As usual, residents of the State of Israel are once again threatened by political unrest in the Middle East, which is escalating day by day…Within Israel as well, strife and discord rock the country…One wonders why the Jews, like no other people, throughout thousands of years of their history, were never able to develop into a stable, secure nation…

Filed Under: Israel/Zionism

A Phenomenon Called Israel

November 27, 2011 by Nathan Lopes Cardozo Leave a Comment

Throughout the centuries, historians, philosophers and anthropologists have struggled with the notion called Israel more than with nearly any other topic. While attempting to place Israel within the confines of conventional history, they experienced constant academic and philosophical frustration. Any definitions they suggested eventually broke down due to serious inconsistencies. Was Israel a nation, a […]

Filed Under: Israel/Zionism

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