Posts Tagged: Jews Democrats
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...
Agenda for 2019: Defend Jewish Interests, Not Partisanship
JNS.org - 2018 will go down as a year in which hyper-partisanship reached new heights in the United States. Those on one side of the...
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...
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...
Examining the Jewish Vote
According to exit polls, 71% of American Jews voted for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, while only 24% backed her Republican opponent Donald Trump. Though Haaretz described the...
Why Jews Are Fleeing the Progressive Left and Democratic Party
The progressive movement's main claim to political legitimacy is a moral claim. The movement claims to stand for social justice and equality of rights throughout...
Evangelicals, Jews and Politics
On a Christian radio show last week, former Minnesota Representative and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann expressed her opinion that the End Times will...
American Jews Must Choose Between the Liberal and the Existential
We are witnessing the simultaneous ghettoization of Israel and of Jews in US politics. Barring a political realignment among American Jews, it’s only going to...
Is Reform Jewish Group in the Pocket of the Democratic Party?
This week, I made the mistake of reading a tweet from the RAC. Honestly, I don’t know why I continue to follow the Religious Action...
Are Jews Republicans or Democrats? Who Cares?
As we head into the 2016 presidential election season, there's a plethora of noise about the Jewish vote in America. But the real issue isn't...
Gallup Poll Reveals Significant Number of American Jews Shifting to GOP
A new Gallup poll has found that 29 percent of Jewish Americans identified as Republicans or leaned towards the GOP in 2014, up from 22...
Despite Obama, American Jews Will Still Blindly Vote for Democrats
Politicians care about votes and money. That is the way of the world. The American Jewish community is a solid voting block, has many influential opinion leaders,...
Republicans Say Obama’s Response to Gaza Operation Could Prompt Jewish Voters to Leave Democratic Party
The Hill - Republicans believe that the deepening crisis in Gaza could ultimately loosen the grip that the Democratic Party has traditionally held upon American...
J Street Conference Stirs Youth, But Fails to Make Progress on Key Issues
JNS.org - The J Street policy conference, "Our Time To Lead," ran this year from Sept. 28 through Oct. 1. With 2,800 participants—900 students—it...
