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Tag: Rabbi Jill Jacobs

0 Politics Gender/Identity

Historic global LGBTQ advocacy group boycotts Israel and suspends Israeli affiliate

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 30 Oct

The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA World) has suspended its Israeli member, The Aguda, and announced it will not consider Tel Aviv as a conference host in 2026 or 2027, citing adherence to its constitution and wider alignments with the Palestinian cause.

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‘Bring them home’ means different things to Israelis and American Jews

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 9 Jun

In a recent pro-Israel parade in New York and a rally in Tel Aviv, divergent perspectives on bringing hostages home were highlighted.

0 Antisemitism Leadership

Should Jews attend a rally against antisemitism hosted by people who try to convert them?

Stewart Ain in Forward · 3 Jun

The upcoming rally in Manhattan against antisemitism sponsored by Chosen People Ministries, a group that aims to convert Jews to Christianity, has provoked varied reactions from Jewish leaders.

0 Israel Politics

To Be on Everyone’s Side Is to Be on No One’s

Liel Leibovitz in Tablet · 19 Apr

The text discusses a panel where a participant grapples with feeling sympathy for both Israelis and Palestinians affected by conflict.

0 Israel Politics

Stop expecting Israel's army to be perfect.

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 5 Apr

In a newsletter focused on Jewish topics, the discussion revolves around the recent accidental Israeli airstrike in Gaza that resulted in the death of humanitarian aid workers, leading to criticism from Jewish organizations and political figures like U.S. President Joe Biden.

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Israel's Supreme Court is ruling on its own future. What should American Jews do?

Nora Berman in Forward · 12 Sep 2023

The Israeli Supreme Court is currently deliberating on legislation that would weaken the judiciary, and American Jews are facing a choice on how to respond.

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Once seen by Jews as ‘primitive relic,’ shofar is sounding at protests across the U.S.

Forward · 9 Jun 2020

Amid protests against institutional racism following the police killing of George Floyd, the shofar, a traditional Jewish instrument, has been sounding as a spiritual call for justice.