
Confronting Difficult Choices: American Jews Face Israel
Changes in Israeli government policy will only occur when enormous outside pressure is brought to bear.
Changes in Israeli government policy will only occur when enormous outside pressure is brought to bear.
The reprehensible behavior of the current Israeli government and the previous one is not a reason to abandon the Jews of Israel. Quite the reverse: The current situation demands greater involvement.
Most Americans have reacted with horror to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There are many reasons why it has affected so many of us in
Jewish ethics demands that we invest in producing and distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to the developing world.
The latest Pew study suggests that the Jewish community in the United States will only flourish if we address the interests of unaffiliated young Jews: social justice and a willingness to criticize Israeli policies.
Jacob played an indispensable role in creating a generation of Reconstructionist rabbis that is moving this community forward. When Rabbi Ira Eisenstein retired as president
Most significant about Pittsburgh, as well as the mass killings in a Black church several years ago, is the massive outpouring of support from allies. We should continue to cultivate alliances with people with whom we share values.
Annexing Jewish settlement in the territories ends the possibility of a two-state solution and seriously endangers Israeli democracy.
White supremacists are the greatest danger to the safety of Jews in the United States. The emphasis on antisemitic tropes among progressives is misplaced.
Saving a life is a preeminent principle of Jewish ethics, but there are circumstances in which other Jewish values may lead us to make ending a life the priority.