This past week, rabbis across the country received a request from the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism to sign a public rabbinic letter to
The deadline on Israel’s “settlement freeze” has come and gone. On the West Bank, construction crews are gearing back up and the settler celebrations have
An important learning opportunity: blogger/journalist Ashley Bates will discuss life on the ground in Gaza this Thursday, June 17 . Ashley has been living in
Two upcoming movies I’m guessing the Jewish community will be discussing this summer: “Holy Rollers” (above), based on an apparently true story about Hasidic drug
For an in-depth eyewitness view of life in Gaza, you’ll do no better than, Dispatches from Gaza, a new blog just launched by a young
You need to play this at your seder. The Idelsohn Society has released a breathtaking mix tape for Pesach, weaving together such musical liberation classics
Humanitarian aid arriving in Haiti? Essential goods finally delivered to Gaza? Oh wait, it’s just the opening of the first H&M store in Israel last
These are the kinds of people who are taking over Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem… PS: Many attendees of Saturday’s historic demonstration in Sheikh Jarrah
Can I just say that Washington Rep. Brian Baird is my personal hero? Watch this recent interview with RTAmerica which took place on the heels of
Interesting report on a recent panel discussion in Berkeley: will the Jewish deli survive the sustainable food movement? One critical historical note courtesy of Karen
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