Rabbi Jacobs, Eretz Yisrael and the Reformatting of Reform Judaism
The Midrash makes it clear that the Bible specifically notes land purchases and transactions, so that nations can never castigate the Jewish people and say, “You are occupying stolen territory.”
Friends Like These…
The NGO J Street “organizes and mobilizes pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans who want Israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the Jewish people.
46 Years After the Yom Kippur War, A Personal Look at Israel’s Losses
The revolution that occurred was one in the way Jews from all over the world viewed Zionism and the State of Israel and their nexus with Jews and Judaism.
A Need to Awake from an Evil Enchantment
Jews can assimilate, and they can disappear, and they can establish forms of religious practice as they wish. What they cannot do is claim that their Judaism is more appropriate and more correct.
Winds of Change are Blowing in the Arab Street
Joint Arab List leader Ayman Odeh’s willingness to join a center-left government sent shock waves through the Israeli political system, but he’s simply falling in line with a growing trend.
Yirmiyahu and Exile Mentality
The best way to describe the difference between the national mentality of redemption and exile is by the varying levels of apathy and initiative, of personal responsibility and blaming the divine.
Attacking the ‘Chosen’
Zionism and its product—the State of Israel—are transformed from a political movement in favor of Jewish self-determination into an almost mystical evil, with the arrogant idea of “chosenness” driving every decision and every act of its adherents and servants.
Missiles in the Desert
Evidence grows that Iran is stationing missiles directed at Israel with its client militias in western Iraq.
The Middle East Anti-Peace Movement
The incident in Al-Karak comes weeks before the announcement of US President Donald J. Trump’s plan for peace in the Middle East
Israeli Elections. Before You Vote…
As we are asked to vote for a new Israeli Government, it may be important to consider some crucial issues that seem to be overlooked by most people
