Israel/Palestine
Moving Ahead Without Leaving Anyone Behind: A Loving Strategy for Bold Leadership
Posted by Rabbi Sarah Brammer-Shlay | May 31, 2022 | Israel/Palestine | 0
Reconstructionism Without Zionism
Posted by Rabbi Rebecca T. Alpert | May 31, 2022 | Israel/Palestine | 0
A New Mitzvah: Loving All Those Who Dwell in the Land
Posted by Rabbi Toba Spitzer | Apr 25, 2022 | Israel/Palestine | 0
Four Questions for the Passover Seder: Ukraine and Israel/Palestine
Posted by Rabbi David A. Teutsch | Mar 24, 2022 | Israel/Palestine | 0
Jewish Peoplehood, Israel and Reconstructionist Judaism
by Rabbi Dennis C. Sasso | Jun 23, 2022 | Israel/Palestine | 0
Our movement’s position papers that criticize the State of Israel are imprudent and dangerous.
Moving Ahead Without Leaving Anyone Behind: A Loving Strategy for Bold Leadership
by Rabbi Sarah Brammer-Shlay | May 31, 2022 | Israel/Palestine | 0
Ahavat yisrael — the love of the Jewish people — is actually a belief that Jewish people always have the ability to evolve.
Reconstructionism Without Zionism
by Rabbi Rebecca T. Alpert | May 31, 2022 | Israel/Palestine | 0
If concerns about Zionism could be examined anywhere in the organized Jewish community, Reconstructionist Judaism — with its history of taking courageous stances on difficult issues — should be the place.
The History of the Reconstructionist Approach to Israel, Zionism and the Treatment of Palestinians
by Rabbi David A. Teutsch | May 23, 2022 | Israel/Palestine | 0
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.
A New Mitzvah: Loving All Those Who Dwell in the Land
by Rabbi Toba Spitzer | Apr 25, 2022 | Israel/Palestine | 0
Ultimately, the mitzvah of “loving all those who dwell in the land” invites us into some radical acts of compassion.
Four Questions for the Passover Seder: Ukraine and Israel/Palestine
by Rabbi David A. Teutsch | Mar 24, 2022 | Israel/Palestine | 0
Most Americans have reacted with horror to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There are many reasons...
Who, If Anyone, Should be Boycotted? The Ben and Jerry’s Controversy
by Rabbi Maurice Harris | Dec 27, 2021 | Israel/Palestine | 0
So much has been written about the decision by Ben & Jerry’s corporate board last spring to...
How to Have Healing Public Conversations About Israel-Palestine
by Harry Webne-Behrman | Dec 31, 2019 | Israel/Palestine | 0
Structured, facilitated dialogue among Jews about Israel-Palestine issues can help heal communal rifts and tensions.
Pride Month, Israel and Us
by Rabbi Deborah Waxman | Oct 29, 2018 | Gender, Israel/Palestine | 0
A personal message from Rabbi Deborah Waxman.
Healing the Soul and Healing the World
by Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg | Oct 29, 2018 | Israel/Palestine | 0
We are flying home from Israel/Palestine after the pioneer trip with Combatants for Peace.[1]The...
November Adult Ed Beit Midrash
by Evolve | Oct 29, 2018 | Israel/Palestine | 0
In 2018, Rabbis Toba Spitzer and Brant Rosen engaged in an epistolary back and forth on Evolve about the questions of narrative writing around Israel/Palestine. By studying their words, we find a model for how to engage with kavod in a makhloket leshem shamayim.
“If we can do it, then anyone can”
by The Parents Circle-Families Forum | Oct 29, 2018 | Israel/Palestine | 0
“You may not kill anybody in the name of my child,” Robi Damelin said shortly after being told by...
‘Zionism Yes — And’
by Rabbi Lester Bronstein | Oct 29, 2018 | Israel/Palestine | 0
Zionism is a modern movement that has employed age-old beliefs to support the urgent need for a refuge from antisemitism. Zionists today are obligated to move Israel to embody Jewish values of justice and peace.
Standing in Solidarity With Palestinians: Reflections of a Reconstructionist Rabbi
by Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman | Oct 29, 2018 | Israel/Palestine | 0
As younger non-Orthodox Jews increasingly grow wary of the American Jewish establishment’s...
Teaching Israel at Camp
by Rabbi Isaac Saposnik | Oct 29, 2018 | Israel/Palestine | 0
Camp Havaya programs cultivate a love of Israel in campers, and present Israel realistically. Campers learn how to listen deeply to those with whom they disagree.
