Posts Tagged: Israel Diaspora Jews
Should American Jews Intervene to Stop Netanyahu?
JNS.org - Rabbi Rick Jacobs had a point when he was asked recently to defend his efforts to intervene in Israel’s debate about judicial reform....
The Crisis With Russia Presents Israel With a Terrible Dilemma
JNS.org - Based on information coming out of Russia, President Vladimir Putin is clearly working to hobble Jewish and Israeli organizations in the country, particularly...
When Your Family Is the Victim of Antisemitism
JNS.org - Recently, and at long last, the antisemite who has been vandalizing my family’s business in a Jewish suburb of Boston for nearly a...
A Note to Political Observers: Israelis Are Not Americans
When I moved to Israel four years ago, I assumed I would have fewer conversations about the president of the United States. I couldn’t have...
The One Diplomatic Relationship Israel Cannot Afford to Lose
JNS.org - This past year heralded substantial diplomatic gains for Israel and its Arab neighbors. However, there is one relationship even more important that the...
Religious Pluralism Won’t Be Achieved in the Courts
JNS.org - Reactions to this week’s Israeli Supreme Court ruling about recognizing the validity of conversions to Judaism by non-Orthodox denominations are all out of...
How to Bridge the Diaspora-Israel Gap
JNS.org - The Israel-Diaspora relationship has always been complex and fraught with landmines, and during crises has experienced many extremes, from complete solidarity to creeping...
Yes, the Jewish Community Can Unite
When I was growing up on the West Side of Manhattan, I recall elderly men from Jerusalem ringing our doorbell a couple of times per...
