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Opinion In Kansas City, Backyard Issues Higher on Agenda Than Israel
For my congregation, Israel is not the most important matter on the agenda. Oh, members care about Israel, want it to succeed, pray for it, support it and sometimes visit it. But it’s not our central focus. So when people ask me how I handle the many divisive feelings around Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,…
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Opinion Don’t Allow Views on Israel To Overwhelm Congregation
A few years ago, I sat on a panel about Israel/Palestine with two of my friends at a local liberal arts college: a Methodist minister and a Palestinian Muslim. The moderator did not control the panel or the crowd, and the evening got hijacked by anger and emotion. In Mississippi we are passionate about Israel….
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Opinion Make Israel a Personal Issue for Congregation
Thank God the world is obsessed with Israel! I’m even more grateful that the younger generation of Jews — millennials, for instance — are also passionate about Israel. But you wouldn’t always know it from events that are planned around the Jewish state. We’ve had numerous Israel Friday night dinners at our synagogue over the…
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Opinion A Wide Tent on Israel, of Respectful Tension
At Kolot Chayeinu , our congregation’s stance on Israel has been the result of a series of conversations, meetings, dialogues and decisions. Our Statement of Values says: “We believe that Jews have an obligation to grapple with the many issues and emotions connected to our historic attachment to Israel and the current political situation in…
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Opinion Rabbis Must Speak About Israel, Warts and All
For most of my congregants, Israel is an accepted and welcome fact of life at the top of our communal agenda, not a point of contention. People care about Israel and identify with it. They love it in the unconditional way in which parents love their children. They are at peace with it. Every Sabbath,…
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Opinion Brief History of Stephen Hawking’s Hypocrisy
Got wheels, Mr. Hawking?
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Fast Forward Newseum Reconsiders Honor for Slain Gaza Journalists
The Newseum said it was reconsidering its decision to honor slain cameramen employed by a Gaza TV station that Israel considers to be a Hamas affiliate. The Washington-based Newseum, run by the Freedom Forum, a foundation promoting a free press, annually honors journalists killed in the line of duty. This year’s ceremony, taking place Monday,…
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Fast Forward Shops Owned by Africans Shut by Israel Police
Tel Aviv municipal inspectors, along with a large contingent of police, raided illegal businesses run by African migrants in the Neve Sha’anan neighborhood. The inspectors closed down about 10 businesses in the south Tel Aviv neighborhood, implementing both court orders and administrative closure orders. They confiscated equipment from restaurants, cafes, bars and kiosks. They took…
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