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By Sandy Tankoos The Israeli electorate has spoken and what they have said is a little different than what had been predicted.  Although Israel is a democracy, their system is quite different than ours here in the U.S.  In the United States we vote for a person who usually runs with the support of a [...]

By Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie This article was originally published on Haaretz.com. “In your post-election Knesset speech, address directly the Reform and Conservative majority of American Jews – the heart of our Jewish family and the core of Jewish support for Israel – and who are finished being understanding and patient while Israel’s official representatives [...]

By Rabbi Jack Alan Luxemburg Adonai spoke to Moses, saying:  “Go and tell Pharaoh, King of Egypt, to let the Israelites depart from his land.” But Moses appealed to Adonai, saying: “The Israelites would not listen to me; how then should Pharaoh heed me, a man of impeded speech!” (Exodus 6:10-12) Rabbi Samuel Mohilever (1824-1898) [...]

By Susan Fritsch Cohen The following poem was written by Susan Fritsch Cohen on a recent trip to Israel with Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation. Of the trip, Susan said, “Our congregational trip had a transformative effect on me — it solidified my connection with Israel and with the community I traveled with, and that inspired me [...]

The World Zionist Organization (WZO) has developed an exciting new interactive game that puts a fun spin on Israeli politics. ARZA will be officially launching the game at a cocktail reception next month in New York City. Our staff has previewed the game and we’re very excited to introduce it to the greater Jewish community.

by Rabbi Ira Youdavin My plane landed at  Ben Gurion Airport last Wednesday evening, four days before I would be joining the Jewish Council for Public Affairs National Leadership Mission, and 72 hours before the first night of Hanukkah. The early arrival was different from my usual pattern. Normally, I speed from the airport to [...]

Numerous news articles have come out in the Forward, New York Times, Jewish Week and Haaretz covering the vote in the UN on upgrading the status of Palestine in the world community. Statements have also been released by URJ and CCAR, with the support of ARZA and ARZA Canada, as well as controversies arising from [...]

By Galit Roichman On Thursdays between 2:00-5:00 PM I can be found in world repair. It’s less strange than it sounds. Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), in addition to being a key idea in Jewish discourse, is the name of a service-learning program that offers Jewish young adults from around the world an in-depth experience [...]

By Rabbi Stacey Blank If you happened to read my last post reflecting on the rocket attack on Israel, I ended with a question: What can I do? I was happy to receive a call from the Israeli Reform Movement who wanted to organize a group to go down to Ashkelon, which is located 10 [...]

by Rabbi Neal Gold This is a response to a friend who has been planning to travel to Israel in December with his college-age children. He expressed trepidation about going to Israel since the war with Hamas began in earnest. This is my reply to him. Dear K., Thanks for your email. I know you’re [...]