Michael Zoosman

The US-Israel Attack on Iran Violates International Law. Silence Makes Us Complicit.

March 13, 2026 BY Michael Zoosman

Israel’s Perilous Death Penalty Bill Also Endangers Diaspora Jews

February 18, 2026 BY Michael Zoosman

Thousands Sign Online Petition Against Israel’s Proposed Death Penalty Bill

February 4, 2026 BY Michael Zoosman

The Massive Scale of Rabbinic Opposition to Israel’s Proposed Death Penalty Bill

January 26, 2026 BY Michael Zoosman

Eight Reasons to Oppose the Death Penalty This Hanukkah

December 16, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

Opposing the Death Penalty in All Forms: From the Tree of Life to Gaza

October 31, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

Abiding Peace Requires Rejecting Both Netanyahu’s Genocidal Regime and Hamas

October 17, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

Netanyahu’s Government Poses a Greater Danger to Jews Than Any External Enemy

October 3, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

The Death Penalty is the Wrong Response to Political Violence

September 22, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

Veiled Vengeance: From the Death Penalty to the Gaza Genocide

September 5, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

Confronting the Realities of Antisemitism and the Gaza Genocide

August 21, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

Bearing the Mark of Cain for Naming the Gaza Genocide

August 8, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

“Ashamnu, We have Sinned:” Atoning for Genocide in Gaza

July 24, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

Why I Oppose the Bombing of Iran

June 24, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

A Jewish Response to the Resumption of Firing Squad Executions in the USA

March 7, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

Israel Should Not Execute Members of Hamas…or Anyone Else

February 21, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

Be Prepared: President Trump for Life?

January 31, 2025 BY Michael Zoosman

Will Biden Become Another Pontius Pilate This Holiday Season?

December 27, 2024 BY Michael Zoosman

Why the Spirit of the Law Should Prevail: A Cautionary Tale of Extremism From an Ex-Scrupulous Chaplain

July 8, 2024 BY Michael Zoosman

The 49th Parallel: A New Rubicon for Democracy

May 30, 2024 BY Michael Zoosman

L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty, From Los Angeles to Iran

May 28, 2024 BY Michael Zoosman

The Cost of Revenge: A Cantor’s Critique of Israel’s Response to Hamas

March 25, 2024 BY Michael Zoosman

From “Uncle Tom” to Willie Pye: Abolishing the Racist Legacy of the Death Penalty

March 14, 2024 BY Michael Zoosman

Rethinking ‘An Eye for an Eye’: A Journey Towards Death Penalty Abolition

February 28, 2024 BY Michael Zoosman

Too Much Doubt: Ivan Cantu and Maimonides on the Burden of Proof for Execution

February 16, 2024 BY Michael Zoosman

The Unconscionable Nazi Legacies of Executions by Gas and Lethal Injection

February 8, 2024 BY Michael Zoosman

Gassing Execution Horrifies Jewish Groups

January 24, 2024 BY Michael Zoosman