Posts Tagged: American Jews
US Jewish Leaders Engage Israeli Officials Amid Shifting Landscape
JNS.org - Amid a sea change in US politics and an ever-changing Middle East, Israel is once again relying on the engagement of America’s most influential Jewish communal organizations. The...
How to Make Jewish Philanthropy Go Further
Jewish leaders and philanthropists are currently engaged in an intense and crucial debate. There is growing concern that Jews, particularly the next generation, are disconnecting from...
Praying for Our Country
It is amusing and disturbing to see the demonstrations against an elected president, not so much for what he has done, but for who he...
Effective Jewish Advocacy Begins With Jewish Education
Since its passage in December, UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which claimed that Israel′s settlement activity and sovereignty over the Western Wall are "flagrant violations" of international...
5 Jewish Democrats Among Dozens of Congressmen Boycotting Trump Inauguration
JNS.org -- At least five Jewish Democratic lawmakers have announced that they plan to join dozens of other Congressmen in boycotting Friday's inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Those who...
Who Is Really Betraying Jewish Values?
Eva Illouz wrote a dramatic New Year’s piece for Haaretz, in which she accused fellow Jews who support Trump of falling prey to messianic fantasies and “betraying...
Delegation of American Jewish Businessmen Warmly Welcomed During Bahrain Visit
A recent visit to the Gulf nation of Bahrain by a group of religious American Jewish businessmen has drawn the attention of Arab media outlets,...
American Jewish Liberals Have Lost the Plot
Throughout the 2000 years of Jews living in the Diaspora, there has been no precedent comparable to the behavior of major liberal mainstream sectors of...
Are Jewish Centrists an Endangered Species?
In early 2009, shortly after President Barack Obama took office, one of the first issues his administration faced was what to do about US participation in...
Cancellation of Journalist’s Lecture at U of Texas Spurs Zionist Students to Reject, Break Away From ‘Liberal Jewish Monopoly’ on Views About Israel
The cancellation of a Tuesday event featuring conservative Israeli-American journalist Caroline Glick has led pro-Israel students at the University of Texas at Austin to take...
Florida Tells an Important Story About Jewish Support for Trump
JNS.org -- You couldn’t trust the pundits and spinmeisters before the election, and you still can’t trust them now that the votes have come in. The...
The Jewish Left Reaps What It Sows
JNS.org -- The United Nations Security Council devoted a recent session to bashing Israel, criticizing the country's policy of building Jewish communities in the biblical areas of Judea...
Clinton, Trump Campaigns Make Final Pitch for Jewish Vote
Before the polls opened on Tuesday, the campaign teams of both presidential contenders made a last-ditch pitch to the Jewish Insider about why Jews should vote for their...
Top US Jewish Leader: To Have Their Voices Heard, American Jews Must Get Out and Vote
American Jews must get out and vote on Election Day if they want to continue to be heard by politicians on matters of concern to...
