April 26, 2026
How Christian Evangelicals Created Jewish Zionism
Christian Zionism did not begin as a Jewish movement. In this episode, Rabbi Shapiro traces how Christian Evangelicals helped create the ideological framework that later became Jewish Zionism — importing Christian political theology into Jewish identity and recasting Judaism as a nationalist project.
Listen here: https://www.committinghighreason.com/how-christian-evangelicals-created-jewish-zionism/
The Owners of the Place
A companion to our series on Zionism, Judaism, and why the difference matters. Yesterday was Tisha B'Av, the fast described in this series' previous article, the day Jews spend on low stools mourning the destroyed Temple. By midday, some three tho…
The Fast the State of Israel Can't Explain
A Tisha B'Av companion to the series on Zionism, Judaism, and why the difference matters. Wednesday night, in synagogues across the world, the lights will go down. Jews will take off their leather shoes, sit on the floor or on low stools in the pos…