Reform rabbinical leaders in the United States are set to decide this week whether to advocate that Israel retain some Jewish settlements. The Central Conference of American Rabbis’ Board of Trustees is set to vote Wednesday on a new platform, including a section dealing with Israel that would advocate keeping some Jewish settlements in the West Bank while abandoning others in a final peace settlement with the Palestinians, said Rabbi Don Rossoff, who chairs the CCAR’s Committee on Israel.
Reporting the stories that define our era. When history unfolds in real-time, the Jewish world turns to JTA. Your support ensures we can document the complexities of war and the resilience of Jewish communities with integrity.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
