I didn’t celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut yesterday. I don’t think I can celebrate this holiday any more. That doesn’t mean I’m not acknowledging the anniversary of
Naomi Chazan is a firecracker. She’s a leading professor of political science in Israel — probably because she was Deputy Speaker of Knesset and a
Today’s Washington Post has a story on independent minyanim, with a focus on communities in DC. There’s no breaking news for those who are familiar
Two different, wonderful organizations are looking for people, Jews United for Justice are looking for a program director, and Rabbis for Human Rights- North America
The New Israel Fund wishes you a happy Yom Haatzmaut via Eliezer Yaari, Israeli director, and celebrates also their 30th anniversary of the Diaspora-Israel partnership
With Arlen Specter (RD-PA)’s switch to the Democratic Party, there are now no Jewish Republicans left in the United States Senate! (The other Jewish Republican
Today is day two of URJ’s three-day “round table” on Jewish teen education. I’m here along with about 70 other Jewish educators (and a handful
The quote above comes from a fantastic sugya in the Gemara on prayer (Berakhot 32b). Praying is one of those things that defies reason. In
Ridiculous. JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Swine flu? Not in the Jewish state. “We will call it Mexico flu. We won’t call it swine flu,” Deputy Health
The following is from AJWS: AJWS is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the Dvar Tzedek Lisa Goldberg Memorial Writers’ Fellowship for