J Street, Zionism, the West Bank/Judea & Samaria barrier, & Israel education
by Ilan Bloch (photo credit: Matt Duss) I was shocked by comments made by an Israel educational senior professional, which I heard first-hand, that “J Street is an American anti-Zionist organization.”...
View ArticleCode Red – Stop the Rockets
By Nathan Orenstein Hineni Youth and Welfare – Australia gap-year participants in red The ‘Code Red – Stop the Rockets’ campaign was started by the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS), with...
View ArticleRuth Calderon’s message to Australian Zionists
By Ittay Flescher Ruth Calderon MK speaking at Beth Weizmann Community Centre During her most recent visit to Melbourne as a guest of the Zionist Federation of Australia, I was privileged to hear Yesh...
View ArticleIt is not a question of Zionism
by Ilan Bloch Martin Buber. Image courtesy of http://commons.wikimedia.org/ Several years ago I was facilitating a seminar on Zionist thought and theory, which included a presentation of “Humanistic...
View ArticleA Jewish and democratic state
Editor’s note: Welcome again to the Teaching Israel blog. On a regular basis, guest bloggers will offer their thoughts on Israel, Zionism and Israel Education. Please note that the opinions expressed...
View ArticleThere is something sick going on
by Ilan Bloch Last night in Zion Square Seventy years ago an absolutely powerless nation suffered the archetypal horror of millions of its members being burned in the ovens of Auschwitz. The revolution...
View ArticleThoughts on the matzav
by Ilan Bloch Marina Maximilian opens the night Eleven years ago, I made Aliyah to Jerusalem – at the tail end of the Second Intifada. I can count the number of terror attacks in the city which...
View ArticleMeatballs, Blood and Torah
by Yael Brygel Photo courtesy of Sharon Goldschlager Where in the world can you attend a Hassidic-inspired tea house followed by a Buddhist mindfulness workshop? “Eh… Brooklyn,” I hear you say. Yep, I...
View ArticleGuiding and politics
by Ilan Bloch Education Minister Naftali Bennett Image courtesy of Wikipedia Over Shabbat meals with other educators this weekend, discussion naturally focused on the new school year – and...
View ArticleEnough of a Syrian what if…
by Ilan Bloch Image courtesy of Wikipedia One of the most inane comments I have heard made in relation to the Syrian conflict goes somewhat along the lines of: thank God we didn’t trade the Golan...
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