
Israel / Palestine
Engage in groundbreaking Jewish Conversations. Review multiple perspectives from Rabbi Robert Tabak, Rabbi Amy Eilberg, Rabbi Micah Weiss, Rabbi Haviva Ner-David, Oren Jay Sofers, Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman, Rabbi David Teutsch, and Dr. Ilan Peleg. Explore what’s possible.

When permission is given to the destructive force to wreak havoc, it does not distinguish between the innocent and guilty. (Mekhilta Bo 12:22)
- November 11, 2023
- by Rabbi Robert Tabak
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Offering lovingkindness to oneself and others in times of intense pain.
- November 7, 2023
- by Rabbi Amy Eilberg

This list is written for Jews living outside the land of Israel who don’t have a one-word Israel identity. If you are feeling alone and struggling to feel fully aligned with any camp or position, and are looking for concrete responses to this moment, this list is for you.
- November 3, 2023
- by Rabbi Micah Geurin Weiss

Our hearts must remain open and tender, crying along with God for all lives lost; we must remember that we are all created in God’s image.
- October 17, 2023
- by Rabbi Haviva Ner-David
There aren’t really words for the grief of what’s unfolding. It’s okay to feel like it’s too much to hold—because it is too much to hold.
- October 17, 2023
- by Oren Jay Sofer

We simply sit with and name our grief, sadness and feelings of overwhelm. We lift up the power of this community to offer space for healing and affirmation.
- October 17, 2023
- by Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, Shea Watts, Kameelah Mu'min Oseguera

The Temple Mount can be a powerful image of spiritual centering for the Jewish People as a symbol of a vision of world redemption that is grounded in tradition and supportive of justice, peace and pluralism .
- October 17, 2023
- by Rabbi Carl Choper

This is not the time to root for your team. This is the time to stand on the side of humanity.
- October 16, 2023
- by Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman

Ordinary Israelis and Palestinians should never have to live through the death, destruction, humiliation and torture that have marked recent days.
- October 11, 2023
- by Rabbi David A. Teutsch