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Eight Reasons to Oppose the Death Penalty This Hanukkah

To the Esteemed Members of the Knesset, For each of the eight nights of Hanukkah this year, we, the thousands of members of “L’chaim! Jews...

16.12.2025 10

Michael Zoosman

The Death Penalty is the Wrong Response to Political Violence

The US government should not kill Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin. State-sponsored murder won’t stem the rising tide of political violence looming...

22.09.2025 20

Michael Zoosman

Veiled Vengeance: From the Death Penalty to the Gaza Genocide

The urge for retribution is insidious and subtle, often rendering it unrecognizable. It clouds objectivity, stifling judgment and self-awareness. It...

05.09.2025 30

Michael Zoosman

Confronting the Realities of Antisemitism and the Gaza Genocide

Many fellow Jews have accused me of stoking the fire of antisemitism and inciting anti-Jewish violence since I publicly joined the crescendoing chorus...

21.08.2025 10