The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/eric-yoffie/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:49:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Eric Yoffie | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/eric-yoffie/ 32 32 Liberal Diaspora locked in religious wrangle with Orthodox Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-government-clashes-with-liberal-jewish-streams/ Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:49:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1220195 As Conservative and Reform Israelis seek gains, Netanyahu knows that appeasing ultra-Orthodox factions risks further alienating American Jews

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]]> Rivlin champions pluralism in politics but not Judaism https://www.timesofisrael.com/rivlin-champions-pluralism-in-politics-but-not-judaism/ Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:23:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=998092 Israeli presidential front-runner and former Knesset speaker has made disparaging remarks against Reform Judaism in the past

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]]> US rabbis urge Congress to back Obama on Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-rabbis-urge-congress-to-back-obama-on-syria/ Wed, 04 Sep 2013 22:36:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=663354 Missive to lawmakers on Rosh Hashanah eve calls for military action to help save thousands of lives

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]]> Chabad’s pathway to real commitment https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/chabads-pathway-to-real-commitment/ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:01:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=483588 Charges that Chabad offers quick-fix, superficial Judaism miss the wisdom of encouraging gradual observance of mitzvot

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]]> US Jews urge Israel to take ‘confidence-building steps’ for talks https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jews-urge-israel-to-take-confidence-building-steps-for-talks/ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:32:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=443888 Citing Obama’s March trip to Israel, 100 prominent US Jewish leaders call on Benjamin Netanyahu to ‘demonstrate commitment’ to peace

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]]> At interfaith meet in Jerusalem, a grim picture of Jewish-Protestant relations https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-interfaith-meet-in-jerusalem-a-grim-picture-of-jewish-protestant-relations/ Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:07:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=274748 After US Jews scrapped a Jewish-Christian roundtable over an anti-Israel letter to Congress, visiting Protestant minister bemoans 'Goliath' of religious anti-Semitism

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]]> Rabbi Rick Jacobs installed as URJ president https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-rick-jacobs-installed-as-urj-president/ Tue, 12 Jun 2012 08:09:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=128764 Succeeds Rabbi Eric Yoffie who has held the position since 1996

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