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Steve Freedman

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Two Attacks. Two Narratives. One Selective Standard.

There were two recent attacks that involved two sets of children. But there is one unfortunate truth that needs to be said. Let’s start with the...

27.05.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Freedman

Building What We Don’t Have (Yet)

I would like to begin with a question. Why do so many Israeli Jews who identify as secular still fast on Yom Kippur, still feel a deep attachment to...

29.04.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Freedman

We Are “Just” Jews

Last week I wrote about the reality that Judaism was never just a religion. Here, I want to consider what happens when we start labeling what kind of...

22.04.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Freedman

Judaism Was Never Just a Religion

We are in a stretch of the Jewish calendar that, if you take note, tells us exactly who we are. We have just completed the celebration of Pesach,...

15.04.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Freedman

The World Has Spoken: It’s Time to Take Care of Us

19.11.2025 100

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Freedman

100 years after Mein Kampf: From the personification of the devil to Zionists

24.07.2025 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Freedman