And they saw the God of Israel: Under His feet there was the likeness of a pavement of sapphire, like the very sky for purity.
—Exodus 24:10
Upcoming events
Queers for Zion with Eve Barlow
Hatred of Israel has become a symptom of what plagues LGBTQ politics today, argues Eve Barlow in her new essay Queers for Zion. What happens when a liberation movement loses sight of its original cause? And how can LGBTQ Jews fight back? Join us on March 19th at 12:00 pm ET for a live virtual discussion between SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens and journalist Eve Barlow about Israel, LGBTQ activism, and the confounding emergence of the “Queers for Palestine” movement – and the profound contractions it exposes.
Boyz II Mensches with Adam Teitelbaum
Men are drifting, disconnected, and increasingly absent from communal life, argues Adam Teitelbaum in his new essay, Boyz II Mensches. What does this mean for Jewish life, starting with the bar mitzvah? Join us on April 15 at 12:00 PM ET for a conversation between the host of our podcast SAPIR Conversations, Rabbi David Wolpe and longtime Jewish communal professional Adam Teitelbaum as they explore how the bar mitzvah lost its power as a profound rite of passage, how to reclaim this foundational period in a boy’s life, and how to re-forge the Jewish man.