A Zionist in the closet * So, you’re mad about the rescue mission * The end of the Black-Jewish alliance? * Museums as anti-Israel battleground

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, June 13, 2024 [On haircuts and closets]( By Mark Shinar When a chatty London barber asked me where I was from, Israel was the accurate answer – but what was the right answer? Rachel Lester [Mad about the rescue mission? I don’t care.]( You should have used your anger to urge Hamas to release the hostages or expect Israel to do whatever necessary to free them Alex Pomson [When the price of loving Israel is ostracism]( The challenge for Israel educators is no longer about deepening ties to the Jewish state, it’s proving those ties are worth it all [The hard bigotry of no expectationsÂ]( By Jonathan A. Greenblatt Why don’t the Israel critics ask how ordinary Gazans could look the other way as innocent men and women are held hostage in their midst? Sara Yael Hirschhorn [The Israel-Hamas war could signal the end of the Black-Jewish alliance]( Is the NAACP excluding the kinds of Jewish activists that founded it when it expands its focus to include international issues? Robert Satloff [The Gaza ceasefire proposal needs this crucial change]( In Biden’s telling of the deal, there’s a weakness when it comes to who guarantees that Hamas and Israel fulfill their commitments [Shavuot? I’ll have to give you a rain check]( By Adele Raemer I can’t celebrate this harvest holiday if I’m not home on my kibbutz rejoicing with those brutally torn from us on Oct. 7 Herzl Hefter [This Shavuot: A time of reckoning]( If we look to the Torah for why we do what we do, then we must make sure that the outcomes of those actions promote peace, compassion and human perfection Natan Kohn-Magnus [Self-care in times of war]( With hellish events still unfolding, the best defense for our psyches may be to feel less – for now from the blogs [Museums are the latest anti-Israel battleground]( By Rafael Medoff An exhibit on an anti-racism campaign by American Jews in the 40s and 50s is closed to the public following a staff walkout Avi Shafran [The Jewish problem with calling Trump’s guilty verdict ’rigged’]( The disgruntled response to the NY court ruling is out of step with the Talmud’s take on jurisprudence. It’s also dangerous Daniel G. Saunders [The Nazis weren’t ’white supremacists’]( They wanted an Aryan race that was pure in blood, not white of skin. To not know this is to not understand the Holocaust [A Jewish mother’s way to the soldiers’ stomachs]( By Yehudit Lindblom I spend the week cooking for those who defend Israel. Whenever they thank us, we always answer: No, it’s you we are thanking more choice voices Ariel Beery [‘Together we will win!’ is a hard goal when we don’t agree on what victory is]( Even trusting an Israeli win against Hamas, how can we go home to the North knowing that we are perpetually at risk from Hezbollah there? Ruthie Hollander [An aftermath of grief in the Book of Ruth]( Orpah, Ruth, and Naomi each must grapple with her own sorrow and pain, and their experiences are telling for those of us who read their tale Yoel Bin-Nun [A faltering war – who is at fault?]( Despite the American bear hug, the US’s regional interests diverge from those of Israel – and they entail keeping Hamas in power Menachem Rosensaft [How to destroy a Holocaust studies center]( Simply do what UMN did: Appoint a new head of the center who spews widely discredited theories and accuses Israel of genocide [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