parsha
Vzōs habroḥo and the World to Come / וזאת הברכה און עלום הבא
The holy land is a future, a story not concluded, a promise always unfulfilled.
Dvarim and our Debt to the Dead / דברים און אונדזער חובֿות צום מתים
Our obligations to our ancestors and martyred dead are great, but greater is our obligation to the living.
Matōs-Masey and Vows of revolution / מטות־מסעי און נדרים פֿון רעוואָלוציע
Guest post by Rena Yehuda Newman on pledging commitments to each other
Pinkhos and the Feminist case against Traditional Egalitarianism / פּינחס און דער פֿעמיניסטער ענין קעגן טראַדיציאָנאַלע עגאַליטאַריאַניזם
Universal obligation is unsustainable and puts undue strain on the women it seeks to liberate.
Bolok, Jewish Supremacy, and the Traps of Nationalism / בלק, יידישע אייבערשקייט, און די פּאַסקעס פֿון נאַציאָנאַליזם
Guest post by Chava Shapiro on dwelling apart but not alone
Khukas and Mutual aid / חקת און אַנאַדיקע הילף
What opaque ritual and spell-casting can teach us about altruism.
Kōrakh and Collective punishment / קרח און קאָלעקטיווע שטראָף
Collective punishment in Tōrah highlights the necessity of collective liberation.
Shlakh and Minority dissent / שלח און מינאָריטעטע ניינזאָגונג
Tōrah tells us to displace other people because the land is ours. But we are also given models for dissent.
Beha'alōsekho and Nourishment / בהעלתך און נערונג
On the poetic, the theological questions of Hashem's presence, and anarchism as prophesy actualized.
Nosō and Accountability / נשא און אחריות
Tōrah's model for accountability and how the left devours itself.
Bmidbar and Numbers / במדבר און נומערס
Dead Jews count more than the living.
Behar-Bekhukosay and Rebuke / בהר־בחקתי און תּוחכה
Why bother being Jewish when it's so hard and Hashem is mad at us anyway?
Emor and Defying bad laws / אמר און אַקעגנשטעלן זיך שלעכטע חוקים
The only way to "meet the moment" is through material action