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Apr 21 2024

Gender Jihad – Why Queers for Palestine make total sense

April 21, 2024 / Politics / 22 minutes of reading

The ‘Queers for Palestine’ movement has been around for several years now, but there’s no doubt it gained a lot of traction and attention after the horrible events of October 7th and the world-wide pro-Palestinian demonstrations that ensued. Don’t believe me? Here’s a Google Trend chart of the last five years for the term Queers […]

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Oct 9 2022

A Question of Reflection – Between The Mirror of Galadriel and Neo’s Spoon

October 9, 2022 / Hebrew, Literature, TV / 11 minutes of reading

The Mirror of Galadriel is one of my favorite parts in The Lord of the Rings story. The first time I read the book I was too young to understand its true meaning and hidden symbolism. I simply assumed it was an elven-made crystal ball of sorts, i.e., a mystical device that can pierce through

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