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Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

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Jewish Adoption & Adaptation: The Seder as a Symposium

19.04.2024 20

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Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Opposing Haredim on the Draft and Not Working: Employ Their Own Frame!

29.03.2024 30

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Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Biden in the Knesset

15.03.2024 20

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From Mayhem to Mayor: Israeli Women on the Move

08.03.2024 20

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Israel’s Arab Crime Wave Is NOT Ethnic

01.03.2024 20

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Coddling Up to Dictators: A Losing Cause

02.02.2024 30

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Good News is Also What DOESN’T Happen

26.01.2024 20

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During the War? Bibi Resigning – No; Inquiry Commission – Yes

19.01.2024 20

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Thinking the ‘Unthinkable’ Solution to the Conflict

05.01.2024 30

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Colonialism or Homeland Return: How Far Back is History Relevant?

22.12.2023 10

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Israel’s Dilemma: Radical Right-Wing Support Worldwide

15.12.2023 20

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For Israel’s Enemies, It’s Orwell’s “1984” Once Again

17.11.2023 10

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Post-Oct. 7: How Everyone’s “Concept” Has Collapsed (on Six! Sides)

Every so often, something occurs to upend everyone’s “concept” of how the world works (or should work). Hamas’s Oct. 7 barbaric attack on...

03.11.2023 50

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What Jews and Arabs in the Middle East Can Learn from the Book of Genesis

Orthodox Jews and traditional Moslems view the Bible as the major source for teaching personal and national behavior. Perhaps many of them aren’t...

27.10.2023 20

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The End Game in Gaza: War Lessons from WW1 & WW2

History never repeats exactly, but important lessons can and should be gleaned from the past. The months leading to the end of both world wars in the...

20.10.2023 20

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‘When the gods wish to punish…’

“When the Gods wish to punish us, they grant our prayers” (Oscar Wilde). I will surprise you – I’m referring here to Hamas. On the face of...

12.10.2023 10

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Artificial Intelligence, Genetics, and the Garden of Eden

Worries are increasing around the world that various forms of artificial intelligence (AI) will render vast swaths of humanity unemployed. As Jews...

06.10.2023 30

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The Achilles Heel of Judicial Reform: Democracy & Capitalism

The Judicial Reform program that many Israelis view as a direct attack on the country’s democracy has brought with it serious harm to the...

29.09.2023 20

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The Kingdoms of Judea and Israel: Back to the Future?

The Jewish (Israelite) people started off as 12 tribes, somewhat unified – and then things went downhill, historically speaking. Is the modern State...

22.09.2023 20

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Has the Time Come for the Fast of Yitzchak Gedaliah?

In a few days the Jewish calendar notes the Fast of Gedaliah. Yet, how many Jews know anything about who he was or why we have a Fast Day with his...

15.09.2023 20

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Monarchy in Israel’s Future? Why NOstalgia Starts with “NO”

If you think that “Judicial Reform” is the main goal of Israel’s present government (at least its Messianic wing), think again. The ultimate...

08.09.2023 30

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