The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/david-saperstein/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:17:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png David Saperstein | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/david-saperstein/ 32 32 Rabbi David Saperstein named senior policy adviser by Union for Reform Judaism https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-david-saperstein-named-senior-policy-adviser-by-union-for-reform-judaism/ Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:16:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1585161 Veteran civil rights activist served as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom under Obama

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]]> Obama’s final religious freedom report slams Palestinian anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/obamas-final-religious-freedom-report-slams-palestinian-anti-semitism/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:20:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1444658 2015 review notes rise in assaults on Israelis over tensions at Temple Mount, retaliatory attacks by Jews on Muslims and Christians

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]]> US says anti-Semitism a growing problem in Europe https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-says-anti-semitism-a-growing-problem-in-europe/ Thu, 15 Oct 2015 00:07:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1266834 Report on religious freedom also cites ongoing religious discrimination in Israel, including preferential treatment of Orthodoxy

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]]> Meet the Jew who built 5,300 schools for black children in the 1900s Deep South https://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-jew-who-built-5300-schools-for-black-children-in-the-1900s-deep-south/ Tue, 21 Jul 2015 02:26:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1218460 New film, 'Rosenwald,' tells story of philanthropist Julius Rosenwald who transformed black lives, including those of writer Langston Hughes and opera singer Marion Anderson

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]]> New US religions envoy says marginalizing extremists a priority https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-us-religions-envoy-says-marginalizing-extremists-a-priority/ Sun, 22 Feb 2015 23:59:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1141948 Rabbi David Saperstein, former head of Reform's Religious Action Center, says will work to identify moderates in religious communities

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]]> How big of a ‘We’ were the Jews in ‘We shall overcome’? https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-big-of-a-we-were-the-jews-in-we-shall-overcome/ Sat, 17 Jan 2015 03:53:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1122171 Ahead of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a Jewish Angeleno recalls a rough summer in ‘65 of pursuing justice in Alabama

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]]> US Senate approves rabbi as freedom of faith envoy https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-senate-approves-rabbi-as-freedom-of-faith-envoy/ Mon, 15 Dec 2014 06:49:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1106293 Rabbi David Saperstein wins State Department position to be ambassador at large for rights to religion

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]]> Rabbi first non-Christian tapped for US religious freedom post https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-first-non-christian-tapped-for-us-religious-freedom-post/ Mon, 28 Jul 2014 19:17:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1037829 David Saperstein, longtime head of Religious Action Center and Obama favorite, gets nod for prestigious State Department position

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]]> Downplaying complex relationship, Jewish groups honor Mandela https://www.timesofisrael.com/downplaying-complex-relationship-jewish-groups-honor-mandela/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:51:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=775616 Fraught ties largely superceded by organizations' emphasizing leader's role as symbol of freedom

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]]> Liberal Jewish groups praise gay protection law https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberal-jewish-groups-praise-gay-protection-law/ Sat, 09 Nov 2013 00:09:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=742506 After passage in Senate, bill heads to Republican-controlled House of Representatives, where leaders may not bring it up for a vote

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]]> NAACP preparing committee to search for new CEO https://www.timesofisrael.com/naacp-preparing-committee-to-search-for-new-ceo/ Tue, 10 Sep 2013 08:15:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=668796 Boardmember Rabbi David Saperstein praises Benjamin Jealous for unifying organization amid divisiveness in the US

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]]> Reform, Conservative leaders meet Pollard, call for clemency https://www.timesofisrael.com/reform-conservative-leaders-meet-pollard-call-for-clemency/ Tue, 16 Jul 2013 15:31:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=598884 Spy-for-Israel in frail health, rabbis find; 'his release is overdue'

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]]> Reform movement urges Netanyahu to suspend Bedouin plan https://www.timesofisrael.com/reform-movement-urges-netanyahu-to-suspend-bedouin-plan/ Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:00:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=548926 Plan will move 30,000 Bedouin from unrecognized villages in the Negev into new recognized ones

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]]> Jewish leaders to Kerry: Confront Hungary’s rising anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-leaders-to-kerry-confront-hungarys-rising-anti-semitism/ Tue, 14 May 2013 22:50:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=506274 Acute concerns over growth of extremist Jobbik party, violence against Jews, cemetery desecration, widespread anti-Jewish sentiment

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]]> Jewish groups join call for ban on religious profiling https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-join-call-for-ban-on-religious-profiling/ Tue, 14 May 2013 09:41:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=505334 Two progressive Jewish organizations in the US join interfaith call for the Senate to fix 'glaring loophole' in immigration law

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