Israel/Palestine

Our movement’s position papers that criticize the State of Israel are imprudent and dangerous.

Ahavat yisrael — the love of the Jewish people — is actually a belief that Jewish people always have the ability to evolve.

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 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.

Ultimately, the mitzvah of “loving all those who dwell in the land” invites us into some radical acts of compassion.

Most Americans have reacted with horror to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There are many reasons...

So much has been written about the decision by Ben & Jerry’s corporate board last spring to...

We are flying home from Israel/Palestine after the pioneer trip with Combatants for Peace.[1]The...

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.

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.

As younger non-Orthodox Jews increasingly grow wary of the American Jewish establishment’s...

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.