Can Ruby Rivlin get over his disdain for Reform Judaism?
I have a question for Knesset member Reuven “Ruby” Rivlin: If he is elected president of the State of Israel, will he address Reform rabbis by the title “rabbi”? I ask...
Read MoreI have a question for Knesset member Reuven “Ruby” Rivlin: If he is elected president of the State of Israel, will he address Reform rabbis by the title “rabbi”? I ask...
Read MoreNote to Amos Oz: Set aside the phrase “neo-Nazi” when talking about the “hilltop youth” – the Jews who attack innocent Arabs and Israeli soldiers and are known in...
Read MoreWatch the vote. The future of the organized American Jewish community is at stake. This week, on April 30, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish...
Read MoreYoung American Jews are drifting away from Israel, but not necessarily for the reasons that we usually talk about. The problem is not the Israel-hating proponents of...
Read MoreWhen Michael Oren was Israel’s ambassador to the United States, he always had interesting things to say. Five months after leaving office, he is saying interesting...
Read MoreRabbis who have controversial things to say should not hesitate to say them in public, even if their congregants don’t like it. When they do this, of course, the...
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