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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 570

Jewish unity

From the WebSeptember 27, 2019, 10:55 am
An editor’s farewell, and a call to ‘return’
FROM OUR PARTNER: As I close 26 years at the Jewish Week, I see too much disconnect between people of varied beliefs; we need to discover the goodness in each other
By Gary Rosenblatt
Mourning candles in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square, following the June 12, 2014 murder of Naftali Fraenkel, Gil-ad Shaer and Eyal Yifrach. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 18, 2019, 6:33 pm
Voting commences in $10,000 Israel-Diaspora unity contest honoring slain teens
Through June 20, public can vote on projects uniting Jews in Israel and abroad in memory of Gil-ad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrach, murdered in 2014 by Hamas terrorists
By Yaakov Schwartz
Illustrative: People hold up placards and Union flags as they gather for a demonstration organized by the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism outside the head office of the British opposition Labour Party in central London on April 8, 2018. (AFP/Tolga Akmen)
From the WebJuly 19, 2018, 2:23 pm
UK Labour will not divide the Jewish people
When you reject the very definition of anti-Semitism, you’re trying to drive a wedge between Jews and Israel
By Naftali Bennett
Ari Segal
May 3, 2018, 12:07 pm
Ari Segal
Imagine the Orthodox world without vitriol
If we regard alternate approaches to Orthodoxy as the best approach for each community, we’ll judge favorably
Dov Lipman
May 2, 2018, 3:31 pm
Dov Lipman
The Haredi Spring
The young people of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community are making their move to integrate into Israeli society
Rachel Sharansky Danziger
April 20, 2018, 3:25 pm
Rachel Sharansky Danziger
Going on 71: Israel, when the glitter’s gone
With a hug, Israel Prize winners Miriam Peretz and David Grossman embody the visceral truths all Israelis know
Donniel Hartman
March 30, 2018, 1:32 pm
Donniel Hartman
We free people must unite with shared purpose
We need healthy bipartisan debate on how to implement our moral commitments, given our political reality
Maia Morag
March 14, 2018, 10:21 am
Maia Morag
Sharansky’s fight for unity
Despite the Western Wall debacle, the Jewish Agency chair makes the future of the Jewish people his north star
Todd Berman
January 3, 2018, 3:14 pm
Todd Berman
Don’t rush to say Kaddish for non-Orthodox Judaism
The American progressive denominations are developing engaging programs; we Orthodox should learn from them
Howard Feldman
July 25, 2017, 4:02 pm
Howard Feldman
Time to get our sh*t together
Jewish infighting historically leads to worse; recent events have made this summer no exception to the need for unity
Shayna Abramson
July 16, 2017, 3:18 pm
Shayna Abramson
Why religious Jews must tremble
Bloodshed on the Temple Mount recalls the baseless hatred of the 2nd Temple’s destruction; surely, we can do better!
US Ambassador David Friedman delivering remarks at 2017 B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism ceremony, Jerusalem, June 27, 2017. (Matty Stern/US Embassy Tel Aviv)
June 27, 2017, 11:56 pm
Weighing in on Western Wall crisis, new US envoy calls for Jewish unity
In first public speech since taking office, Ambassador David Friedman slams unnamed Jewish organization for questioning ongoing support of Israel
By Raphael Ahren
Alon Goshen-Gottstein
June 27, 2017, 2:12 pm
Alon Goshen-Gottstein
Is the Western Wall a kind of idolatry?
When the Six Day War turned the site of spiritual quest into one of nationalism, it began blocking the Divine Presence
Joshua Hammerman
May 5, 2017, 3:51 pm
Joshua Hammerman
Let all Jews vote in Israeli elections
He’s worked out almost all the details to unify Israel and the Diaspora — Step 1: Make world Jewry citizens of Israel
Ofir Shaer (second from right) with volunteers and Israeli travelers at Ben Gurion Airport, March 2017. (Courtesy)
March 15, 2017, 3:05 pm
To honor slain sons, families send 1000s of gifts to Diaspora
Families of Gil-ad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrach head to airport with a cadre of volunteers distributing Purim gifts to promote global Jewish unity
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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