Israel
Conservative faith leaders praise Johnson for House’s approval of foreign aid
By Adelle M. Banks and Jack Jenkins — April 22, 2024
(RNS) — Passage of the aid packages came in the wake of letters and last-minute lobbying from a spectrum of religious groups.
Are we all wicked children?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 22, 2024
(RNS) — I like wicked and rebellious children. They make me think.
Purim, Passover and the formation of memory
By Beth Kissileff — April 19, 2024
(RNS) — An essential part of the memory-making of both Passover and Purim is the hope we find in gathering.
US sanctions Israeli settler and anti-miscegenation leader
By David I. Klein — April 19, 2024
(RNS) — Also sanctioned were two fundraising groups, Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich, which had attempted to raise funds for two other settler leaders who were sanctioned earlier this year.
Does my alma mater deserve an F in antisemitism?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 17, 2024
(RNS) — If antisemitism is a test, what does it mean for a college to fail?
Prime Minister Netanyahu, don’t take us to Masada
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 15, 2024
(RNS) — Israel survived a night of dark fear. Let's keep it that way.
Six months of Jewish loneliness
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 10, 2024
(RNS) — Six months. That’s all you need to know.
Where was God on Oct. 7?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 3, 2024
(RNS) — An ancient question becomes tragically timely. One of Judaism’s greatest thinkers tackles it, and sparks fly.
With pilgrimages on hold, Holy Land Easter programming fills a gap
By Yonat Shimron — March 29, 2024
(RNS) — Franklin Graham's 30-minute Easter special from Jerusalem is one of many programs airing amid a huge downturn in Holy Land tourism since Oct. 7.
A prayer for finding balance in the Holy Land
By Thomas Reese — March 26, 2024
(RNS) — Cease-fire now; release the hostages now.
Sen. Schumer called for Israel’s new elections. American Jews fractured.
By Yonat Shimron — March 20, 2024
(RNS) — The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations said in its statement that it was 'distressed' by Sen. Schumer's speech. Then a group of Jewish organizations revolted against the statement.
That really nasty part of Purim
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 20, 2024
(RNS) — The end of the book of Esther is monstrous. How do we cope with it?
The speech Jonathan Glazer could have given
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 15, 2024
(RNS) — What would it look like if Jewish celebrities stood up for Judaism and the Jewish people? Maybe this.
Shaun King converts to Islam
By Jack Jenkins — March 11, 2024
(RNS) — The controversial activist cited Palestinian suffering in Gaza as part of the inspiration for his conversion.
Israeli peace activists are more anguished than ever − in a movement that has always been diverse and divided, with differing visions of ‘peace’
By Atalia Omer — March 5, 2024
(The Conversation) — Secular Jewish groups have historically made up the majority of solidarity and peace groups. But Palestinian citizens and observant Jews are also key.
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