Posts Tagged: American Jewish community
U.S. Jews Should Respond to the Murders With More Than Tears
Jews throughout the United States will hold memorial services this week to mourn the murders of the three Israeli teenagers. There will be tears, there...
Jewish National Fund’s ‘Blue Box’ Reimagined
JNS.org - The Jewish National Fund (JNF) has announced a new version of its charity-collecting pushke—the "Blue Box," as it is best known. Over the...
Conference of Presidents Had Good Reasons to Reject the Extremist Group J-Street’s Bid
There were very good reasons why the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (the Conference) clearly voted against the membership application of J-Street,...
Jewish Organization’s Reactions to J Street Conference of Presidents Rejection
JNS.org - Members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, in a much-anticipated vote that many perceive is a statement on...
J Street Rejected by American Jewish Umbrella Group in ‘Big Tent’ Litmus Test
JNS.org - In what many observers will see as the de facto expression of mainstream U.S. Jewry's outlook on J Street, members of the...
Rabbi Creates ‘Playlist’ for Changing Tunes of Synagogue Life
JNS.org - Rabbi Kerry Olitzky is an optimist. While other Jewish communal leaders worry about dwindling rates of affiliation, Olitzky points to the creation of 600...
Boteach: I Challenge Roger Waters to a Debate on Israel
Last week I responded to former Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters' abhorrent statements comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. My dispute with Waters was picked up...
What Does it Mean to Be Jewish?
As recent surveys reveal a disturbingly large number of American Jews—millions, in fact—who feel disconnected from their Jewish identity, allow me to share what being...
Peter Beinart’s Cocoon
Peter Beinart's newest screed in The New York Review of Books ("The American Jewish Cocoon," September 26) offers variations on a familiar theme. It sharply...
An Honest Answer to John Kerry’s Question to American Jewry
And now, let us honestly answer U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's question to American Jews this week. "Ma nishtana (what is different) this time?" asked...
The Haggadah for Jews Who Love Our Enemies
On one hand there stands the ancient rabbis who compiled the Haggadah with its multilayered sophistication and overwhelmingly positive, energetic, highly visible...
Excluding Jews and Others from Juries
Comes the news that Frederick Cohn, the Jewish defense lawyer for Abdel Hameed Shehadeh, asked Brooklyn-based federal judge Eric Vitaliano to exclude Jews from...
New York Attorney Asks That Jews be Removed from Jury
An attorney in New York has asked a judge to exclude Jewish jurors from the trial of his client, the New York Post reports. "Given...
Reform Leader Sees GA as Synergy of Federation and Synagogue Worlds (INTERVIEW)
BALTIMORE—Rabbi Rick Jacobs, head of the Reform movement's congregational arm, was an atypical choice as scholar-in-residence for the 2012 Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)...
