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Benjamin Kerstein

Tel Aviv

Benjamin Kerstein is a fellow at the Z3 Project and author of No Delusions, No Despair https://t.co/1LQQ9O8o5T

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  • Progressivism and parrhesia

    4 days ago | benjaminkerstein.substack.com | Benjamin Kerstein

    I have always had a soft spot for the philosopher Michel Foucault. This may seem strange, given that Foucault is something of a bête noire on the right, to the point of occasionally being blamed for destroying the entire Western philosophical tradition. In my opinion, the charge is unjust. Such hostility is inevitable, however, given that Foucault’s subject is power and the analysis of power.

  • Progressive Judaism must interrogate progressivism.

    4 days ago | futureofjewish.com | Benjamin Kerstein

    Future of Jewish is the ultimate newsletter by and for people passionate about Judaism and Israel. Subscribe to better understand and become smarter about the Jewish world. This is a guest essay written by Benjamin Kerstein, an Israeli-American writer based in Tel Aviv and Recipient of the 2024 Louis Rapaport Award for Excellence in Commentary from the American Jewish Press Association. You can also listen to the podcast version of this essay on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, YouTube, and Spotify.

  • No Delusions, No Despair

    1 week ago | benjaminkerstein.substack.com | Benjamin Kerstein

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  • Progressive Judaism must interrogate progressivism

    1 week ago | benjaminkerstein.substack.com | Benjamin Kerstein

    Progressive Judaism is often defined by the fact that it subjects Judaism to the interrogation of progressivism. That is, progressivism serves as the critical framework used to assess Judaism in terms of progressive values like secularism, gender equality, anti-racism, inclusion, diversity, and other progressive principles. This dynamic is not new. It has existed for centuries in various forms.

  • Do I believe in God? I’m not sure. But I believe in His people.

    1 week ago | futureofjewish.com | Benjamin Kerstein

    Future of Jewish is the ultimate newsletter by and for people passionate about Judaism and Israel. Subscribe to better understand and become smarter about the Jewish world. This is a guest essay written by Benjamin Kerstein, an Israeli-American writer based in Tel Aviv and Recipient of the 2024 Louis Rapaport Award for Excellence in Commentary from the American Jewish Press Association. You can also listen to the podcast version of this essay on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, YouTube, and Spotify.

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benjamin kerstein 🇮🇱 @benj_kerstein
17 Apr 25

Given that @AOC is clearly the frontrunner for the Dem nomination, it's time to examine what this could mean for American Jews. Short answer: It's bad. https://t.co/mfUAnKHsRW https://t.co/LBUv1LLoBq

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benjamin kerstein 🇮🇱 @benj_kerstein
16 Apr 25

Sort of sums it all up, doesn't it?

Harvard Jewish Alumni Alliance
Harvard Jewish Alumni Alliance @HarvardJews

Harvard’s fighting the Trump administration harder than it’s ever fought antisemitism

benjamin kerstein 🇮🇱
benjamin kerstein 🇮🇱 @benj_kerstein
16 Apr 25

Um, they kind of can if you take billions of their taxpayers' money. Of course, you could forgo that money and live off your gazillion-dollar endowment, but that is unthinkable...

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“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber https://t.co/6cQQpcJVTd