Israel

We Hold All of these Truths

Rabbi Rick Jacobs
May 20, 2021
The current wave of violence in Israel and Gaza is a heartbreaking human tragedy. The loss of innocent life (including that of children) rends the heart, destruction of homes and endemic fear defy the peace and security in which every human being deserves to live.

Choosing Vision Over Victimhood

Rabbi Marc J. Rosenstein
May 19, 2021
he current violent events in Israel have a strong tinge of déjà vu for me. However, over the past two decades, I’ve had the time to envision what a Jewish state might look like.

To Life: An Israeli Wedding Story

Rabbi Galit Cohen-Kedem
May 19, 2021
Shira and Ron, two young industrial engineers, approached me this past March, when Israel took its first steps out of the pandemic.

For the Return of Peace

Alden Solovy
As an Israeli-American, I hold sorrow and fear for both my nations, and all the earth. This is a prayer for G-d to restore peace and justice to our world. The photo, which I took from Israel last fall, is a peaceful sunset over Gaza.