So far, my time in Israel has been filled with more questions than answers. One of the things I’m most excited about this year is the opportunity to live in Israel, to experience daily life here, and to ask as many questions as possible (and learn to be comfortable living without easy answers). My experiences here so far have given me a taste of what Progressive Judaism in Israel looks like.
At the recent meeting of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism (CSA), Israel singer/songwriter David Broza performed songs from his latest album, a collaborative project in which music is used as a conduit to discuss peace. Broza’s newest album, Ea
Yesterday evening, I was invited by Temple Sinai of Washington, D.C. to speak to their seventh grade students about my connection and relationship to Israel as a part of their culminating class on their Israel unit. One of my favorite parts of my job as a
“Don’t stop after beating the swords into ploughshares, don’t stop! Go on beating and make musical instruments out of them. Whoever wants to make war again will have to turn them into ploughshares first.” –Yehuda Amichai
Jewish tradition hopes that we will
Jewish tradition teaches that “whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world” (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:9). On average, 32 Americans are murdered with guns every day and 140 are treated for a gun assault in an emergency. Mass shootings have