Is a “Two-State Solution” Still Possible?
Is a two-state solution between the Israelis and Palestinians still possible? One community member’s perspective. Read on and join the conversation.
Category: What’s Nu?
The Complicated Legacy of Fritz Haber: The Jew Who Saved Germany
Fritz Haber created a method used to feed over half the world. But the same method would lead to the death of millions of others.
“Whoever Saves a Life, Saves an Entire World”- the Talmud
Arabs in need of a bone marrow transplant, but with no suitable genetic match in the family, have one last – and unexpected – place to turn for hope.
Jan 30, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
In Honor Of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, has been declared International Holocaust Remembrance Day by the United Nations. The JCRC reflects on its significance.
Jan 27, 2012 | 17 comments | View Post
Bet Shalom Supports Marriage Equality: Join Them, This Sunday
Bet Shalom’s opposition to laws like the anti-family Minnesota Marriage Amendment, which would constitutionally ban same-sex marriages, is well-grounded within both the Reform Movement, Jewish American popular opinion, and our strong American tradition of the separation of church and state.
A Tribute to Edward Paster, z”l
Minnesota’s Jewish community lost one of its leaders this weekend. A tribute to Edward Paster. Please add your thoughts to the comments.
Jan 22, 2012 | 3 comments | View Post
Nonsense “False Flag” Article Reports on Mossad Spies in CIA
The formal “unofficial advisor” for Yasir Arafat writes an article for “Foreign Policy” magazine about Mossad spies in the American CIA. Do you believe it?
Drama with Jerusalem’s Bridge to Nowhere
“In Jerusalem, municipal affairs regularly beget international crises.” Jewish Ideas Daily looks at the conflict surrounding a bridge in the heart of ancient Judaism.
Jan 15, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Terror in the Name of Immodesty
How can we, as Jews, and Israelis, ask other countries to compromise with us on big political issues, such as borders and water and citizens, when we can’t even compromise with ourselves over whether a woman should be allowed to wear pants?
Jan 10, 2012 | 2 comments | View Post
For Those Who Love Israel, Enough is Enough
Today, in Israel, the ultra- secular and the ultra-Orthodox are locked into a vicious cycle which brings out the worst in each. The question isn’t whether a group has radicals, but what the non-radical majority intend to do about it.
Jan 08, 2012 | 6 comments | View Post
Pro-Israel? According to Whom?
2/3 of American Jews want active American leadership to resolve the conflict. So why are Republicans fighting this? Because their playbook is drastically out of date; & their talking points disconnected from facts on the ground and the will of American Jews.
Jan 02, 2012 | 5 comments | View Post
Orthosexuality
Not long ago, it would have been virtually unthinkable for a homosexual who had grown up in an Orthodox community to model a same-sex marriage ceremony on an Orthodox wedding. A look at the shift towards greater openness about sexuality among the Orthodox.
Dec 23, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
What Violent Video Game “Left Behind” Made Me Realize About Hanukkah
The game player is a part of a Christian group in post-Rapture New York. The player advances by converting individuals (such as Jews or Athiests) or by killing them when necessary. Hey, nothing makes a better stocking stuffer than a game that says conform or suffer the consequences.
Dec 22, 2011 | 2 comments | View Post
My Love and Not So Like Relationship with Orthodox Israel
What many Jews fail to realize is that the Israeli Orthodox community is what sustains not only Israel as a Jewish state, but also American Jewry.
Dec 19, 2011 | 6 comments | View Post
Gingrich Claims Palestinians are an “Invented People”…and Therefore What?
History matters, but so does reality, and perhaps a nuanced understanding matters most of all.
Dec 13, 2011 | 5 comments | View Post
