Rabbi Josh Weinberg

Rabbi Josh Weinberg

Rabbi Josh Weinberg (he/him) serves as the vice president for Israel and Reform Zionism for the Union for Reform Judaism, and as the president of ARZA.

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An image of Meir Shalev, a great novelist, masterful Hebraist, author of dozens of children's books, a symbol of the State of Israel and a combat soldier in the War of Attrition (1967-1970) and the Six-Day War in 1967.
Israel

Israel at 75: Forging the Path Together

Rabbi Josh Weinberg
In November 2006, I set out with a pack on my back to walk the Land. I knew that before I enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces, I wanted a more intimate relationship with the country that I had made my home.
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Israel and Its Neighbors

The Times They Are a Changin’

Rabbi Josh Weinberg
The winds of change are blowing through Israel these days. This week the so-called “coalition for change” presented its new government to President Reuven Rivlin, ousting Benjamin Netanyahu after 12 consecutive years as Israel’s Prime Minister.