Struggling in the Wilderness | Ḥakham Isaac Choua | Substack
Struggling in the Wilderness
Essays that challenge assumptions, explore Jewish identity, & wrestle with the questions that matter, all rooted in Jewish tradition and thought, for those who refuse to settle for slogans and want to understand who we really are and who we could become.
By Ḥakham Isaac Choua
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The IRGC is a hive, and a hive does not collapse when its largest bee is killed.
Jun 4•Ḥakham Isaac Choua
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How Washington and Lincoln created a civic ritual that nineteenth century mythmaking replaced.
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The Day the Sun Stopped Speaking
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