Jerusalem is home to some of the most religious Jews in the world. But, it’s also home to the Jerusalem Open House, an LGBT center in the heart of downtown. Today, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that the Jerusalem Municipality cannot discriminate against LGBT institutions and must pay $120,000 to the center. Can you imagine the US Supreme Court ruling anything close to this?
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Rabbi Pini Dunner sees himself as sounding an alarm about what he describes as Qatar’s growing influence and ties to Hamas.
These countries plotted – or at least one of them plotted – to advance peace agreements with Israel simply to lull it to sleep ahead of a war at a more convenient time. Or so the “sources” say.
I think of how something as simple as a blanket can carry a person’s spirit, their story, their love, their hope.
Because antizionists like El-Sayed interweave their antizionism with anti-Americanism and antisemitism, every self-respecting American Jew should work even harder to oppose him.
It is crucial that El-Sayed be defeated so the Democratic Party will understand that being taken over by such extremists is the road to electoral oblivion.
The scholar’s earlier affinity for the Jewish state is worth revisiting and appreciating, reminding us in this moment of uncertainty that more positive possibilities could very well emerge between two nations, a friendship as existed decades ago, renewed.
Parenthood has a way of exposing the limits of instruction. Children do not necessarily inherit what we tell them to value. They inherit what they see us value.
The courage it takes for this father to share his son’s story and relive that tragedy is beyond words.
Political appointments systematically damage the very core of the public service. They sever the connection between office and competence, replacing professional qualifications with party loyalty.
How wonderful it would be if instead of shandas and stoopers, we had courageous leaders who refused to be part of any “big tent” that included antisemites, racists, and those who would slander and undermine the state of Israel.
Boaz gathered 14 members of the cast and crew from the Netflix show “Jewish Matchmaking,” and it was so much fun!
A new book by Alyssa Rosenheck is a call to end extremism, fight antisemitism, and reclaim moral clarity.
The Summit theme was “American. Zionist. Proud,” and Tessa Veksler, an advocate who was part of the ICC Geller Fellowship, hosted the sessions.
A nutrition survey, recently released and coordinated by UNICEF, reveals that there has been no malnutrition in Gaza.
For a Jewish Democrat, there is no good option between Al-Sayed and Donald Trump. That decision will carry immense political ramifications far beyond Michigan’s borders.
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
