At memorial service for Vivian Silver, grief and a determination to pursue peace
Eliyahu Freedman (KIBBUTZ GEZER, Israel, JTA) — As she eulogized Vivian Silver, her friend and longtime fellow activist, Ghadir Hani said, “Vivian, my beloved, if…
Human Rights
Opinion: I’m an Israeli advocate for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence. We’re still in this together.
by Haviva Ner-David (Kibbutz Hannaton, Israel JTA) — One of my son’s close friends was fatally wounded fighting Hamas in Gaza this week. Yair Nafusi…
‘We were broken to see what we saw’: US rabbis visit Israel during wartime
by Eliyahu Freedman JERUSALEM (JTA) — Wearing army-green helmets and bulletproof vests, the group of American rabbis and community leaders stood next to the ruins…
The heroic efforts of Inbal Lieberman that helped save Kibbutz Nir Am
By Joseph Spier (Proverbs 31:10) – “A woman of valour who can find? For her price is far above rubies.” (AJNews) – In the 1973…
Shabbat tables in Times Square set with 224 empty seats represent hostages held by Hamas
by Luke Tress (New York Jewish Week) — In front of a long U-shaped table in Times Square, set for 224 people, a crowd began…