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An Open Letter to the Presbyterian Church (USA)
We write to you as members of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council to encourage your efforts to initiate phased selective divestment from corporations which profit from or support Israel’s...
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Why I Support BDS
by Rabbi Margaret Holub I try to think about why I hold the opinions I do. In thinking about Israel and Palestine, like many of us my thinking is formed to a great degree by time I have spent in both...
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I Support the Presbyterian Church (USA) Divestment Resolution
by Rabbi Brant Rosen As a Jew, a rabbi and a person of conscience, I am voicing my support of the divestment resolution being brought to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) this June....
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From Jerusalem to Chicago: My Journey from Settler to Clergy-Activist
by Cantor Michael Davis (cross-posted at his blog, Kol Shalom) I was raised to be a settler. My family moved to Israel during the peace negotiations with Egypt. As a high school student in Jerusalem, I...
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Censorship on Shavuot
by Rabbi Alissa Wise “Whoever has the ability to denounce [the sins of] his family members, but fails to denounce them, is held accountable for [the sins of] his family members; if [he has...
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Why I Work With Christians To Divest From the Occupation
by Rabbi Alissa Wise At first glance, my work as a rabbi may look untraditional. Instead of serving a congregation, I do my rabbinic work by organizing for justice and equality for all the people of...
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Parsing the (Odious) New Term, “Jew-Washing”
photo: Jewish Voice for Peace Cross-posted in the “Forward Thinking” blog of the Jewish Daily Forward: In his latest column, Philologos correctly parses the linguistic problems with Yitzhak Santis and...
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“Anti-Semitism” vs. Palestinian Solidarity
by Cantor Michael Davis Israel has withdrawn once again from peace talks with the Palestinians. Where, then, are we supposed to put our hopes for a peaceful and just resolution in Israel-Palestine? I...
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An Open Letter to the Commissioners of the Presbyterian Church (USA) General...
Jews and Presbyterians join in a prayer circle outside committee deliberations on divestment, Detroit, 6/17/14 Dear Commissioners of the Presbyterian General Assembly, Over the past week a delegation...
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Two Jews, How Many Opinions? A Response to Rabbi Eric Yoffie
by Rabbi P. Almoni God. Torah. Israel. Through the ages, all three essential Jewish concepts have been the arena of fierce rabbinic debate. No aspect of Jewish life, sacred or mundane, has been immune...
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