Sadly the Twain Do Meet
That is why the placement of Yom Ha-Shoah and Yom Hazikaron one week apart from each other was so brilliant. To most observers, the perennial hatred of the Jew and Israel’s interminable conflict with its neighbors have little to do with each other. But are the two really so unrelated? Is it really true that hatred of the Jew on the one hand, and Palestinian rejection of Israel on the other, are so thoroughly disconnected?
Israel Shows Her True Colors (NY Daily News)
Taken as a whole, then, what did Israelis do? They reelected Netanyahu, because Iran still looms, and they trust him more than anyone else to make the right life-and-death decisions. But at the very same time, voters are clearly tired of Netanyahu’s bravado. Those convinced that there’s no deal to be had with the Palestinians prefer Bennett’s lack of pretense; those not yet certain clipped Netanyahu’s wings with Lapid’s scissors, hoping that will force the prime minister to give it a serious try.
Saving Israel: National Jewish Book Award Winner
The Jewish State must end, say its enemies, from intellectuals like Tony Judt to hate-filled demagogues like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Even average Israelis are wondering if they wouldn't be better off somewhere else.
Stanford U Press Publishes Ellenson and Gordis Book on Conversion
Issues of how Jewish status should be resolved and what it means to be a Jew have hovered over Jewish legal discourse throughout Jewish history.
Yom HaAtzama'ut Interview with International Christian Embassy
Reflections on Yom haZikaron and Yom haAtzma'ut
AIPAC Policy Conference Video
Daniel Gordis on the shared values of Israel and the United State.
Why Israel Matters
Why Israel's survival is critical to the future of Jews throughout the world is addressed by Dr. Daniel Gordis, senior vice president of the Shalem Center and author of "Saving Israel." A Shalom TV exclusive.
Daniel Gordis on J Street's Certainty, When Humility Is in Order
Daniel Gordis Sokoloff Lecture Ellis Island, Israel and the Power of Feeling at Home
Daniel Gordis on What Israel Means to the Jewish People
Daniel Gordis on J Street's Endorsement of Goldstone Report
Daniel Gordis (extended interview)
Q & A About Shalem College (in formation)
The Shalem Center has applied to Israel's Council of Higher Education for permission to open Israel's first Liberal Arts College. Some commonly asked questions about this project are addressed here.
