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Interior of the Knesset, Israel's parliament

The Centrality of Israel’s Declaration of Independence

In a forthcoming book, Rabbi Eric Yoffie and Dr. Ruth Gavison parsed what is at the heart of Israel’s Declaration of Independence’s aspirations, vision, and principles.

Protesters at the Homestead Detention Center

Why We Must Free Children in Cages

Rabbi Suzanne Singer

When I learned of the adolescent detention facility in Homestead, FL, I was appalled. Because my mother survived Auschwitz, I felt I had to stand up for these children.

Campers gathered near a tree at a Jewish camp in the south of France

What I Learned at a Jewish Camp in France

Rafi Ellenson

At MahaNetzer Camp in the south of France, more than 150 campers and 40 staff celebrate their unique brand of Judaism every summer.

How to Help Ensure Israel Offers Equality for All

Cantor Cheryl Wunch

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Critiquing Israel was not something I ever felt was appropriate for me to do, but there had to be more to the story than I knew. I needed to learn the facts about Israel.

Jerusalem and the surrounding hills at night

We Must Not Willfully Hide from a Truth

Rabbi Stanley M. Davids

In 2018, the Knesset adopted the “Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People,” nearly ignoring one-fifth of the country’s citizens – Arab-Palestinians.