Israel

Guide to the Complex

Rabbi Josh Weinberg
Much of the rhetoric coming out of an American understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian interrelationship seriously lacks nuance. Nuance is cavalierly sacrificed on the altar of the soundbite and the hashtag. Those who preach liberal politics and tolerance based on their American experience seem unwilling to understand the complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  

We Hold All of these Truths

Rabbi Rick Jacobs
The current wave of violence in Israel and Gaza is a heartbreaking human tragedy. The loss of innocent life (including that of children) rends the heart, destruction of homes and endemic fear defy the peace and security in which every human being deserves to live.

Choosing Vision Over Victimhood

Rabbi Marc J. Rosenstein
he current violent events in Israel have a strong tinge of déjà vu for me. However, over the past two decades, I’ve had the time to envision what a Jewish state might look like.

To Life: An Israeli Wedding Story

Rabbi Galit Cohen-Kedem
Shira and Ron, two young industrial engineers, approached me this past March, when Israel took its first steps out of the pandemic.