With the goal of promoting a rich and intellectually-oriented Israeli public discourse, Hashiloach serves as a platform for excellent long-form conservative writing.
Hashiloach is a quarterly journal of ideas. It has been in print since October 2016 and is renowned for its quality of writing, and intellectual and academic depth. Based in Jerusalem and written in Hebrew, Hashiloach serves as a voice for a rising cohort of writers that contribute a unique view on public policy issues to the Israeli discourse – both on heated contemporary debates and on neglected long-run issues – all while emphasizing and articulating conservative approaches.
Encounter the deepest thinking of Israel’s contemporary justices, professors, politicians and rising young scholars – Hashiloach’s pages have it all. We publish five issues annually in Hebrew, with occasional translations to English of our most popular articles. For past articles or to learn about a subscription plan, please see our Hebrew Website.
In the wake of Operation Iron Swords, Hashiloach created an online publication that offers compelling insights and ideas for leaders and laypeople alike, while Israel is on war-footing. Hashiloach Frontlines is bringing the foremost minds to bear on current circumstances and their significance and impact on the future of the Jewish state.
A particularly important project is Hashiloach’s annual pen-storming retreat – a unique blend of essay competition, writing workshop, and author retreat, designed to cultivate writers and produce original essays for future issues.
A select cohort of 10-12 applicants participate in this highly intensive two-day retreat, where writers work closely with Hashiloach’s editorial team to finalize high-quality essays drafted in advance.
Around 100 applicants have vied for a spot in our pen-storming retreat in each of the last four years.
Dr. Sagi Barmak is Editor-in-Chief of Hashiloach. He has a PhD in American History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a reserve officer in a forward-operating medical company and was previously a civics and history teacher.
Dr. Sorek is a historian, a writer, and an editor with decades of experience in intellectual journalism. Sorek is one of the leaders of a discourse which aims to shape a new Jewish-Israeli vision, as described in his book The Israeli Covenant (Hebrew, 2015), and is a prominent voice in the Israeli cultural and political arena.
Tsur Ehrlich is a Hebrew Man-of-Letters. A writer and a poet, a literary critic and former journalist, Ehrlich has published two collections of his own poems and writes a weekly column for Makor Rishon newspaper. He has translated numerous non-fiction books, as well as dozens of poems from classical and contemporary English. Ehrlich holds an MA in Hebrew Literature.
Yuval Siman Tov is a translator and publicist, MA student in Political Science at Hebrew University. He specializes in the research of the history of ideas. He also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Jerusalem Academy of Music.
Liat Natovich is a journalist, columnist, and head of the Environmental Department at Kohelet Policy Forum. She studied Law at Hebrew University and is trained as a lawyer. Currently an MA student in Public Policy at Hebrew University.
Eitan Wachspress is the Director of Operations of Hashiloach, an organizer of the first Hertog Forum, and oversees the Hashiloach Frontlines online English publication. A former air traffic controller in the Israeli Air Force, Eitan is responsible for managing the operations of Hashiloach’s editorial board and its logistics.
