In Israel, first Orthodox Jerusalem synagogue hires female spiritual leader
(JTA) — In a first for an Orthodox congregation in Israel, a woman has been hired as a spiritual leader at a Jerusalem synagogue. Karmit…
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Rio pays tribute to 11 Israeli victims of ’72 Munich Olympic massacre
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, Brazilian senior officials joined sports activists from Israel and elsewhere at a…
op/ed: To heal divisions among the Jewish people, divide the land
By Gilead Sher and Robert Mnookin (JTA) — “If there is something that deprives me of sleep it is the fissures in Israeli society,” former…
OP/ED: Is there a Silver Lining to the Green Party’s Anti-Israel Drift?
By David Cape, National Chair CIJA (August 9, 2016) – It certainly isn’t our first instinct to look for a silver lining following the Green Party’s…
Why progressive Jews mustn’t give up on Zionism
By Gideon Aronoff, Ken Bob, Josh Weinberg and John Rosove NEW YORK (JTA) — As progressive American Zionists, we take seriously the critique of Israel…