"Is this the State of Israel, or is this the Shtetl of Israel?"

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"Is this the State of Israel, or is this the Shtetl of Israel?"

Rabbi Mishael Zion reflects on his much-discussed Times of Israel blog-post, "How will we know when it's time to leave?" And more on the hostage rescue earlier this week.

Jun 11, 2024

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On Yom HaAtzma’ut, Rabbi Mishael Tzion, the author (with his father) of some of the world’s best-selling Haggadot for Passover and a significant figure in Israeli culture, posted a blog on the Times of Israel called “How Will We Know When It’s Time to Leave?”

As one might imagine, the piece elicited a great deal of heat. Many of the comments appeared on …

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