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Rabbi Uri Pilichowski

Rabbi Uri Pilichowski

Rabbi Uri Pilichowski is a senior educator at numerous educational institutions. The author of three books, he teaches Torah, Zionism and Israel studies around the world.

The U.S.-Israel alliance—grounded in intelligence-sharing and strategic mutual benefits—has been wisely supported for decades.
Christianity and Judaism diverge sharply on forgiveness.
There are countless examples where the international community has pressured Israel to make policy decisions Israeli leaders knew were not in the country’s best interests.
A rabbi does not have to opine on every matter, and certainly, not when it comes to Israeli policy amid wartime.
It’s important to recognize that in the greater scheme of things, the battles online don’t matter much in the long run.
Creating partnerships like the U.S.-Israel one does not hinder Zionism’s aspirations; it enhances them.
The modern-day State of Israel, often tied to Jewish identity, has become the “exemplum primum” of Jewish exceptionalism.
As Israel succeeds and continuously defeats its enemies one by one, a fear arises among many non-Jews that the Jewish people are getting too powerful.
Ensuring that Israel is governed by Jewish values has been a bipartisan ideal among Zionists.