@dpolisar

I am Executive VP of Shalem College, Israel's first liberal arts college. I write on Zionist history and thought, Middle Eastern politics, and higher education.

 Jerusalem, Israel
Joined January 2013
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Israel’s Reservists: More Unsung and More Heroic Than Ever blogs.timesofisrael.com/isra… via @timesofisrael

The Blogs: Israel’s Reservists: More Unsung and More Heroic Than Ever

From the blog of Daniel Polisar at The Times of Israel

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My latest post: ‘When Will You Stop Donating Gear to IDF Soldiers?’ blogs.timesofisrael.com/when… via @timesofisrael

The Blogs: ‘When Will You Stop Donating Gear to IDF Soldiers?’

From the blog of Daniel Polisar at The Times of Israel

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Still wondering if the IDF has a gear shortage? blogs.timesofisrael.com/stil… via @timesofisrael

The Blogs: Still wondering if the IDF has a gear shortage?

Soldiers fresh out of training are sent into Gaza with helmets that are older than they are and not designed for today's battle conditions

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An essay of mine on a subject about which I care deeply: The Israeli Reservists Who Just Won’t Quit mosaicmagazine.com/essay/isr… via @mosaicmag

The Israeli Reservists Who Just Won’t Quit

Fighting Israel’s longest war, the IDF’s citizen soldiers are revitalizing the Zionist ideal.

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Here's my latest piece. I would appreciate your sharing it: The War’s Not Over and IDF Soldiers Still Need Our Help blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-…

The Blogs: The War’s Not Over and IDF Soldiers Still Need Our Help

From the blog of Daniel Polisar at The Times of Israel

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‘The front is not there or here, but inside each of us’ blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-…

The Blogs: ‘The front is not there or here, but inside each of us’

How well have Israelis handled the war over the past year? By the measures David Ben-Gurion set forth, very well indeed

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The IDF donors who just won’t quit blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-…

The Blogs: The IDF donors who just won’t quit

From the blog of Daniel Polisar at The Times of Israel

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‘I Love the IDF with a Fierce and Profound Love’ blogs.timesofisrael.com/i-lo…

The Blogs: ‘I love the IDF with a fierce and profound love’

I've always respected Israel's army, but David Ben-Gurion's emotion-packed praise seemed over the top – until now

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Israeli battlefield commanders explain why they are breaking IDF rules to solicit donated gear jta.org/2024/06/10/united-st… via @JTAnews

Israeli battlefield commanders explain why they are breaking IDF rules to solicit donated gear -...

“The army claims nothing is missing,” said one senior commander. “But look at me, from head to toe, I am covered in donated gear. Everything except for the weapon.”

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What if IDF donors get tired before Hamas does? blogs.timesofisrael.com/what…

The Blogs: What if IDF donors get tired before Hamas does?

To anyone who feels 'donor fatigue': Here's my case for why you should keep footing the bills for our soldiers' gear

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Here's a piece I wrote based on an extraordinary experience at Mount Herzl this morning, where I went to mark Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers. blogs.timesofisrael.com/ther…

The Blogs: There is no such thing as a lone soldier in Israel

From the blog of Daniel Polisar at The Times of Israel

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Eilat Mazar, One of Israel’s Founders blogs.timesofisrael.com/eila…

The Blogs: Eilat Mazar, one of Israel’s founders

Mazar's excavation found compelling evidence of a 10th cent. BCE Israelite kingdom that just might have been David's. Here's the story of how she got started

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Timely, powerful, thought-provoking essay by Daniel Gordis. Very much worth reading: How America's Idealism Drained Its Jews of Their Resilience mosaicmagazine.com/essay/his… via @mosaicmag

How America’s Idealism Drained Its Jews of Their Resilience

In Israel and in traditional communities, life and liturgy don't run away from hardship. Most American Jews prefer to think on the brighter side, but that comes at a high cost.

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A hard-hitting, well-written essay by Eric Cohen offering a set of creative ideas very much worth reading and considering: mosaicmagazine.com/essay/pol… via @mosaicmag
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For Israel Independence Day, I highly recommend Martin Kramer's superb course on Israel's Declaration of Independence, which I just stayed up all night to watch: tikvahfund.org/course/declar….
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A number of regular Mosaic Magazine authors, including me, recommend our favorite books from 2019. mosaicmagazine.com/observati…

The Best Books of 2019, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part I)

Seven of our regular writers pick several favorites each, featuring sieges, spies, cultural revolutions, family papers, useful enemies, new fields of inquiry, and more.

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My essay, published today in Mosaic, defending the maturity and good sense of the Israeli electorate. The Common Sense of Israel's Voting Public - mosaicmagazine.com/response/…

The Common Sense of Israel’s Voting Public

Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

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Great, hard-hitting piece by my colleague, Daniel Gordis. Definitely worth a read: blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-…

The Blogs: The American ‘Zionist’ assault on Israel

Less hubris and more interest in why Israelis think what they do would go a long way to helping this relationship survive

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Mosaic's recommendations for books from 2018, including my nominations of works by Yoram Hazony, Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Jordan Peterson: mosaicmagazine.com/observati…
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Superb piece in Mosaic by Martin Kramer, surprising findings, highly recommended: mosaicmagazine.com/essay/201…
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