US advocates for Syrian refugee resettlement find unexpected allies
By Jacob Wirtschafter — September 15, 2015
LOS ANGELES (RNS) Jewish American groups say they can’t be bystanders as the refugee crisis unfolds. They join Arab-American leaders in a critique of existing policies, which have sharply limited the numbers of refugees settled in the United States.
On Rosh Hashanah, Israelis welcome a more diverse set of Jews
By Jacob Wirtschafter — September 24, 2014
TEL AVIV, Israel (RNS) As Israelis pause to celebrate the Jewish New Year, they can also celebrate a surge in the number of non-Jews participating in conversion courses run by Israel’s Reform and Conservative movements.