Israel

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Israel

Guide to the Complex

Rabbi Josh Weinberg
Much of the rhetoric coming out of an American understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian interrelationship seriously lacks nuance. Nuance is cavalierly sacrificed on the altar of the soundbite and the hashtag. Those who preach liberal politics and tolerance based on their American experience seem unwilling to understand the complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  
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Israel

When Your Family Is in Need, You Show Up

Rabbi Daniel Gropper

I thought the email was spam. “We are putting a small group of New York area rabbis together to go to Israel for a few days to show solidarity. Please send your passport number, date of birth, and confirmation of your vaccination status by noon.” I called my

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Israel

We Hold All of these Truths

Rabbi Rick Jacobs
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.
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Israel

To Life: An Israeli Wedding Story

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