AJU can turn a temporary setback into a community victory…What kind of creative, engaging spaces and events can it create that will get the Jews of LA to come together and reconnect?
On this night, you could feel that the crowd was ready for something different, not just because they wanted to laugh, but because they’re tired of losing.
There are plenty of other sticking points to negotiate, but it wouldn’t be a bad start to resolve the selection committee, which comes up for an important Knesset vote on Wednesday.
LA Jewry is now in the process of a communal conversation over the future of a magnificent space in which every member of our community has a stake.
But what if Milken is no longer interested? I hope that is not the case, but I heard an interesting alternative from a community leader.
The news that the sale of AJU to an international educational group will not go through is a major development.
If the Jewish activists in “Israelism” really cared about Palestinian well-being and conflict resolution, they would plant themselves at Palestinian offices at the UN as often as they do at the ADL.
More than 2,000 rabbis will not show up at the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York this Sunday “to show solidarity with Israeli protestors and stand up for democracy.”
What would I have talked about at the conference? I would have suggested that the Reform movement take a page out of my Casablanca Judaism and make the Friday night table the beating heart of the movement.
The problem is that the report is focused more on fighting haters than on strengthening Jews. In doing so, it underplays the indispensable role that we ourselves must play in determining our fate.
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