Carol Ungar

2 weeks ago | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Carol Ungar

Here’s something shocking that came through on a WhatsApp group this morning. ” DIVORCE THE HAREDIM…. A new fault line has emerged in Israeli society. There are now two groups–the givers (meaning anyone who serves in the IDF) and the takers, meaning the Haredim who will be forever remembered for their  abandonment of responsibility for our fate here.”These aren’t my words. They were penned by the prominent, right-wing, religious-leaning journalist Kalman Libeskind, but are they correct?

1 month ago | qoshe.com | Carol Ungar

1 month ago | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Carol Ungar

The last thing I expected to find in Jacob Glatstein’s prose was spiritual inspo. Is the name failing to ring any bells? Now forgotten except by scholars, Glatstein, who lived from 1896 to 1971, was a leading member of New York’s once thriving Yiddish literary scene. Escaping antisemitism in his native Lublin, he landed in the city on the eve of World War I. At first Glatstein’s toiled in a sweatshop by day and learned English at night school.

1 month ago | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Carol Ungar

While we prefer to see ourselves as victims, it’s well-known that we Jews have a talent for self-destruction. Read through our history to see how we repeatedly mess ourselves up. In case you’re not a Jewish history nerd, here are a few examples. Adam and Eve. Okay, they weren’t Jews. But they were our ancestors, and they messed up royally. Joseph and his bros- the Jewish equivalent of original sin and the reason why we were enslaved in EgyptThe Golden Calf–that nearly ended it between us and G-d.

1 month ago | qoshe.com | Carol Ungar

While we prefer to see ourselves as victims, it’s well-known that we Jews have a talent for self-destruction. Read through our history to see how we repeatedly mess ourselves up. In case you’re not a Jewish history nerd, here are a few examples. 6,  The Spanish and Portuguese Jews–sadly, the high and mighty who chose conversion over instead hanging tight with their more faithful brothers, most of whom ended up on the stake or as penniless refugees. 7.