Israel on the Threshold of Jewish Moral History
In Judaism, justice is not a concept; it is a legal demand. Compassion is not a sentiment; it is a regulated practice. Guilt is not psychological; it is juridical. Innocence is not moral purity; it is legal standing. For this reason, Judaism assumes something fundamental: when something is done, someone must be able to answer […]
Memory is Not Victimhood
Jewish cemeteries are often called Beit HaChayim—the House of the Living. That phrase is a rebuke. Judaism refuses to define identity through death, suffering, or grievance. Judaism is anything but. It expresses a moral stance that runs directly against today’s victimhood culture; it refuses to define identity through suffering, and it refuses to build legitimacy […]