Judaism provides a sense of right and wrong at its very core. When we live in a time and place when the secular powers violate that morality, we know what we must do.
For many of us New York kids, summer camp was our yearly break from the sweltering heat and concrete jungle.
Encourage your teens to get a summer job. Any job. At the very least, they’ll have some great stories to tell as adults.
The most significant difference between today’s crisis and that of 50 years ago is the nature of the threats Israel faces.
It would be a tragic missed opportunity if, after all is said and done, American Jewish organizations could have done more in lending their voices to the fight.
The term “judicial overhaul” was always misleading. What this extremist coalition is after is an Israel overhaul. Neutering the Supreme Court is simply the instrument to get there.
With a crucial final vote on a key part of the legislation scheduled for early in the week, the protestors timed their march to have their presence felt with legislators. If the coalition continues to dig in, a dangerous tipping point looms.
At this age, I realize that what succeeded and failed, how the stars aligned, and how the world proceeds in all its ways, is all a mystery.
Jewish Pro-Israel activism among Jews has an important impact in American politics, of course, but evangelical influence has also become extremely critical, especially among Republican officeholders.
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