Things are heating up in Israel, both meteorologically and politically. Summer is in the air and the social-justice protests of last year are showing buds of revival. Timed to coincide with similar demonstrations around the world, there was a large rally in Rabin Square on May 13, with thousands in vociferous attendance. But instead of calling it a protest, many called it an 'atzeret,...
On Root / We meet again, or are we protesting? Variations on the root 'ayin-tz-r
A rally in Hebrew cannot lead to anything but social awakening. This is where, etymologically, revelation and revolution meet.
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