In an act so heinous to Jews, an orthodox Jewish young woman spit on the Torah scroll. That's what the ultra-orthodox leadership is fostering in their opposition to Women of the Wall and of progressive Judaism.
Category: Israel
Threading the Needle – Israel, Gaza, The Embassy too
Spoken word poetry seeking to find sanity during the tensions at the Gaza border.
Jetlagged at 3:30 am
I’m up at 3:30 am, jetlagged.
A Spoken Word Commentary
Tel Aviv Up Close Thru the Eyes of a Long Distance Friend
In a land that oozes holiness, watching my wife Michelle, a long distance lover of Israel, rediscover the Holy Land has been fascinating.
Celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut in an Airplane to Israel
Celebrating Israel’s 70th birthday on an airplane to Israel and thinking about this spiritual ascension.
Israeli Rabbi Or and Feliza Zohar Stir Souls with Reform Jewish Kabbalah and Music
Quoting Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), exploring the metaphors of light and darkness, moving with ease back and forth between Israel’s Galilee and California’s Calabasas, Rabbi Or and Feliza Zohar at once teach and transform, explicate sacred texts and invigorate souls.
An Encounter with Palestinians: What We Are Supposed to Hear
At a meeting with Palestinians near Bethlehem. We gathered to encounter the truth. That we are all one.
Reform Rabbis Worldwide Renew and Recommit to a Jewish Democratic Pluralistic Israel
I joined over 300 Reform Rabbis - North American, Israeli, European, Australian, Russian and from elsewhere - in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv for our CCAR Israel convention.
#wewontletterroristswin No Terrorist Can Sully my Beloved Jaffa
#wewontletterroristswin 24 hours earlier, I walked the Israeli port city of Jaffa, meandering through its streets, which the next day momentarily became a terrorist's killing field. I became enamored with its uniqueness.
Sacred Graffiti: If I forget thee O’ Jerusalem, it’s because of Tel Aviv
Sacred Graffiti: Walking around the Florentine neighborhood of Tel Aviv, I am struck by the abundance of graffiti which reminds us of the spirituality throughout Israel
“You Don’t Need to Speak Loudly to be Heard,” and Other Life Lessons – from Shimon Peres (and David Sackman)
Life Lessons from Shimon Peres, as conveyed by David Sackman, from David's hour long meeting with the 90+ year old former Prime Minister of Israel.
Teen Rockey Greenberg’s Incredible NFTY-EIE Semester in Israel
"To say the NFTY-EIE program changed my life would be an understatement. The four months I spent in Israel were the happiest times of my life so far." Reflections of teen Rockey Greenberg on a high school semester in Israel.