Israel and Its Neighbors

Knesset building against a blue sky with statue of a menorah out front

The Israeli Government: Who Aren’t You Sitting With?

Rabbi Josh Weinberg

March 18, 2021

With just a few days left until Israel’s fourth general election in two years, we might ask: Is there a clever coalition calculus that will allow for regime change? Is there a way to avoid sinking into a repetitive Groundhog Day-esque cycle of do-over elections?

Two young Ethiopian men at the heart of the new film Passengers

Arts and Culture

A New Film Focuses on the Plight of Ethiopian Jews Trying to Make Aliyah

C.E. Harrison

February 11, 2021

In the 1980s and '90s, Israel committed to helping Ethiopian Jews make aliyah and become Israeli citizens. To this day, though, a small group of Jews remain in Ethiopia and have been unable to immigrate.

Israel

Israel's Vaccination Story

Rabbi Marc J. Rosenstein

February 2, 2021

Everyone has an opinion on what we should have done – but as this crisis has exposed weaknesses in social solidarity, in leadership, in democratic processes here, it has also demonstrated clearly the strength of the Israeli health care system.

Anat Hoffman scrubs graffiti off of a cement wall

Israel Religious Action Center

Performing a Mitzvah with a BBQ Brush

Anat Hoffman

November 30, 2020

Sometimes a Jew has to learn from a Christian how to perform a mitzvah. I learned how to clean racist graffiti from the walls of Jerusalem from Father Nicodemus of Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion.

Small Israeli flag sticking out of a textbook in dark lighting

Israel and Its Neighbors

When It Comes to Supporting Israel, We Can't Compromise Our Values

Garrett Layton

September 21, 2020

As a young Reform Jewish leader, I have sought to foster critical discussions about individuals’ relationships with the Jewish state. But Israel’s detractors make no distinction between progressive and reactionary Zionism.

Israel and Its Neighbors

The Israeli Government: Who Aren’t You Sitting With?

A New Film Focuses on the Plight of Ethiopian Jews Trying to Make Aliyah

Israel's Vaccination Story

Performing a Mitzvah with a BBQ Brush

When It Comes to Supporting Israel, We Can't Compromise Our Values

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