The Arc of the Moral Universe Bends Toward Justice in Israel
“The arc of the moral universe is long,” declared Martin Luther King, “but it bends toward justice.” The wisdom of this adage is on display in Israel, where the government-endorsed and funded...
View ArticleThe Pope and the Jews
“That’s really cool,” a bat mitzvah girl said to me last Shabbat, as we were about to leave my study to ascend the bima. She was referring to a photograph of me with President Obama. The photograph...
View ArticleNew Year Worries and Blessings, 5774
The Syrian morass demonstrates how profoundly the Middle East has changed, virtually overnight. For 65 years, Israel’s highest strategic priority has been defending itself from attack by hostile Arab...
View ArticleThe Conference of Presidents and J Street
Emotions have run high in recent weeks, since J Street failed to win membership in the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations. Like the Reform Movement of Judaism’s other three...
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