SHABBAT READING
Building the Tabernacle in Your Mind: Dr. Amy Cooper Robertson, The Torah.com, Mar. 12, 2025 — The description of mishkan (Tabernacle) in Exodus is often read as a set of instructions. At first blush, this reading fits the plot: as the story goes, these are the instructions our forebears received to build just such a structure, and build it they did. But as many readers over the generations have noticed, once you get into the details, this text is difficult to use as instructions.
FOR REAL?
WATCH: Hamas Out: White Flag and Star of David at Mass Demonstrations in Gaza: Dalit Halevi, Israel National News, Mar. 26, 2025 — Amid ongoing fighting, mass protests against Hamas rule continued on Wednesday throughout the Gaza Strip.
LISTEN: Jonathan Sacerdoti: Israel’s War Against Barbarism: Episode 324, The Brendon O’Neill Show, Spiked, Mar 20, 2025 — Writer and broadcaster Jonathan Sacerdoti is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Jonathan joined Brendan to discuss why the Gaza ceasefire was bound to fail, the horror of 7 October denial, and how anti-Semitism is on the rise across the political spectrum.
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Challenge to Hamas in Gaza Grows as Protests Enter Second Day: Sudersan Raghavan, Suha Ma’ayeh and Carrie Keller-Lynn, WSJ, Mar. 26, 2025
Why Gazans Are Rising Up Against Hamas: Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, Spiked, Mar. 27, 2025
What Are the Implications for Anti-Hamas Protests in Gaza? – Analysis: Ohad Merlin, Jerusalem Post, Mar. 27, 2025
The Return to War Against Hamas: Why It Is Necessary and Why Now – Opinion: Ohad Tal, Jerusalem Post, Mar. 27, 2025
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For Further Reference
Gazans Demand End to 18 Years of Hamas Rule: Adam Rasgon, NY Times, Mar. 27, 2025 — When an Israeli airstrike ripped through a building in central Beit Lahia on Monday night, the farming community in the northernmost part of Gaza was already on edge over an Israeli evacuation order hours earlier.
Are the Protests in Gaza Genuine? Former Mossad Agent Explains: Shimon Cohen, Israel National News, Mar. 27, 2025 — What can we learn, if we can learn anything at all, from the demonstrations in Gaza against Hamas? Is this an authentic sign of civil unrest against an authoritarian regime, or is it a staged attempt by Hamas to present an image of tolerance and democracy?
Hamas Claims Growing Gaza Protests Against Its Rule Actually Aimed at Israel: Nurit Yuhanan, Times of Israel, Mar. 27, 2025 — Hamas responded Thursday to growing public protests inside Gaza by insisting the demonstrations are directed against Israel and the ongoing war, rather than against the terror group ruling the Strip.
100 Gazans Set to Move to Indonesia as Part of Pilot Work Program — Report: TOI staff, Times of Israel, Mar. 26, 2025 — A first group of 100 Gazans is set to fly to Indonesia for work as part of a pilot program to encourage the voluntary migration of Palestinians from the Strip, according to a Hebrew media report Wednesday.
Hundreds of Gazans to Leave for UAE As Exodus Accelerates: David Rosenberg, World Israel News, Mar. 27, 2025 — The wave of emigration out of the Gaza Strip is accelerating, with hundreds of Gazans slated to leave the coastal enclave on Thursday.