Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering Mideast Peace Seattle Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering Richard Silverstein April 16, 2022 Jewish history is one of enslavement, exile, and catastrophe. It is also one of rebellion, resistance, redemption,... Read More Read more about Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering
Passover: Holiday of Freedom and Suffering Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Passover: Holiday of Freedom and Suffering Richard Silverstein April 8, 2020 Everyone who’s ever enjoyed a Passover seder knows how wonderful they can be: rousing singing, the story... Read More Read more about Passover: Holiday of Freedom and Suffering
Angel of Death Struck Gaza’s First-Born Sons Children & Family Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Angel of Death Struck Gaza’s First-Born Sons Richard Silverstein April 5, 2018 In the haggadah, it says that God told Moses that the 10th plague would involve killing the... Read More Read more about Angel of Death Struck Gaza’s First-Born Sons
IDF Murders 17 Gazans, Wounds 1,400 in Great Return March Protest Mideast Peace IDF Murders 17 Gazans, Wounds 1,400 in Great Return March Protest Richard Silverstein March 30, 2018 This is one of the deepest darkest days in years in the annals of Israeli-Palestinian relations. An... Read More Read more about IDF Murders 17 Gazans, Wounds 1,400 in Great Return March Protest
Trump Announces White House Seder, He Probably Won’t Attend Humor Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Trump Announces White House Seder, He Probably Won’t Attend Richard Silverstein April 10, 2017 Donald Trump’s ever-present son-in-law, Jared Kushner, warned Dad that he’d be shown up if he didn’t host... Read More Read more about Trump Announces White House Seder, He Probably Won’t Attend
Israeli Settler Priests Prepare to Build Holy Temple, Resume Animal Sacrifices Mideast Peace Israeli Settler Priests Prepare to Build Holy Temple, Resume Animal Sacrifices Richard Silverstein April 15, 2014 An Israeli friend has found an amazing YouTube video (apologies that it is in Hebrew without English... Read More Read more about Israeli Settler Priests Prepare to Build Holy Temple, Resume Animal Sacrifices
Passover Holiday of Liberation Bypasses Some in Israel Mideast Peace Passover Holiday of Liberation Bypasses Some in Israel Richard Silverstein April 14, 2014 Today, is the first night of Passover when many Jews and non-Jews enjoy a seder and tell... Read More Read more about Passover Holiday of Liberation Bypasses Some in Israel
New Price Tag Attack Demands Muslims Vacate Dome of Rock in Order to Rebuild Temple Mideast Peace New Price Tag Attack Demands Muslims Vacate Dome of Rock in Order to Rebuild Temple Richard Silverstein April 12, 2014 Yesterday, two enterprising fellows committed a price tag attack on the Temple Mount, where they hung flyers... Read More Read more about New Price Tag Attack Demands Muslims Vacate Dome of Rock in Order to Rebuild Temple
Israeli Passover Out of Africa Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Israeli Passover Out of Africa Richard Silverstein March 25, 2013 “You shall not oppress the stranger [immigrant] because you know the soul of the stranger, for you... Read More Read more about Israeli Passover Out of Africa
Which of the Four Sons are You? Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Which of the Four Sons are You? Richard Silverstein April 18, 2011 First, let’s get out of the way the little problem of there being Four Sons in the... Read More Read more about Which of the Four Sons are You?
The ‘Herem’ of Judge Goldstone Mideast Peace The ‘Herem’ of Judge Goldstone Richard Silverstein April 10, 2011 Last year, Judge Richard Goldstone revealed that he would not attend his grandson’s South African bar mitzvah... Read More Read more about The ‘Herem’ of Judge Goldstone
Eliyahu Detained By IDF, No Seder Visits This Year Humor Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Eliyahu Detained By IDF, No Seder Visits This Year Richard Silverstein March 31, 2010 Elijah the Prophet traditionally visits every Passover seder to partake of a sip of a special wine... Read More Read more about Eliyahu Detained By IDF, No Seder Visits This Year