Between The Lines with Gary Rosenblatt

2 weeks ago | garyrosenblatt.substack.com | Gary Rosenblatt

Despite his sins, David is seen as Israel’s greatest king. It’s only fitting that this past Shabbat, the day before Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu flew to Washington for a Monday meeting at the White House with Donald Trump, the weekly Torah reading offered a vital lesson on what makes a great leader. And how to respond to inevitable abuses of power by heads of state. Between The Lines is a reader-supported publication.

1 month ago | garyrosenblatt.substack.com | Gary Rosenblatt

Between The Lines is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. “Israel used to be the unifying force in our community,” says Ted Comet.

1 month ago | garyrosenblatt.substack.com | Gary Rosenblatt

Sympathy for a supporter of a terror group: The arrest of the pro-Hamas activist has become a major rallying point for many. Leave it to the Trump team’s gang-that-couldn’t-shoot-straight to make a hero-martyr out of a leading pro-Hamas activist at Columbia University who justifies Hamas terrorism as “armed resistance, which,” he says, “is legitimate under international law, but Israel calls it terrorism.”Between The Lines is a reader-supported publication.

1 month ago | garyrosenblatt.substack.com | Gary Rosenblatt

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1 month ago | garyrosenblatt.substack.com | Gary Rosenblatt

Party time? Balancing moments of sadness and joy is part of the rhythm of our lives. Let’s face it, long before this year’s arrival of Purim, the holiday of v’nehafechu — opposites, inversions and ironies —the world already has turned upside-down and topsy-turvy. Between The Lines is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Examples abound.