Posts Tagged: American Jews
On Yom Kippur, the Jewish Community Must Unite and Stop Judging Others
On Yom Kippur, we will hear the sound of the shofar and recite the following confessional in “Al Chet”: For the sin which we have committed...
Amid Violent Attacks, the Time for Jewish Unity Is Now
Yet another serious physical attack on a Jewish man took place on August 31. This time, it was in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. According...
Israel and American Jewry: A Call for Unity and Dialogue
JNS.org - Charles Dickens had it right: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Seventy-one years following its independence, the Jewish...
When Jews Kept Quiet
The appalling failure of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide an American refuge for European Jews confronting the horrors of the Holocaust has long been...
The Only Answer to Hatred of Jews Is Jewish Pride
JNS.org - This week on Twitter, a Jewish writer in Los Angeles decided to dispense some advice to her followers. Ariel Sobel had become aware...
Orthodox and Conservative Jews Should Be Natural Allies
JNS.org - Jewish tradition holds that the Second Temple was destroyed by baseless hatred. Since we’re currently in the annual three-week mourning period for the...
Grassroots Movement Gives Jewish Supporters of Trump a ‘Safe Space’
JNS.org - American Jews, themselves an immigrant community, have historically used domestic issues such as immigration policy as their impetus for overwhelmingly supporting Democratic candidates...
Can Jews Agree on Anything?
JNS.org - It’s almost a boring thought these days to observe that we are bitterly divided by our political tribes. Democrats hate Republicans, Republicans hate...
Ten Jewish Groups Unite to Undermine Israel
JNS.org - For years, the pundits have been telling us that Israeli democracy is in danger because of the Arab birthrate, or because of the...
Israel Needs American Jewry, Now More Than Ever
The Jewish Diaspora in the US is becoming increasingly estranged from Israel. American Jewish youth are being pushed away from any affiliation with the Jewish...
New Survey of American, French, and Israeli Jews Shows Majority Agree on Many Issues, But Sharp Divide Over Trump
A new unprecedented survey of the world’s three largest Jewish communities — American, French, and Israeli — showed a majority of the communities agreeing on many...
Jewish Diversity Is Cherished, But American Jews and Israelis Must Respect Each Other
Every year around the time of Israel's Independence Day, the Pew Research Center conducts a survey that reveals good news for Israel. The annual survey asks...
What Will the Jewish World Look Like in 20 Years?
JNS.org - There are stark differences in demographic trends for the world’s two major Jewish population centers -- the United States and Israel. Recent data...
Why US Jewish Leaders Have a Problem With Netanyahu
JNS.org - I recently wrote about the foolish and arrogant letter sent by the American Reform and Conservative movements and some of their associated organizations to US...
