A rabbi walked into a convention of Lutherans — and lamented their ‘one-sided’ resolution on Israel Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, drew a standing ovation with his call for unity.
Israelis lament their divides, and cling to them, as they mark a holiday commemorating the toll of disunity “Anyone who doesn’t know how to cry on Tisha B’Av is giving up eternal life,” a rabbi said in reaction to a far-right march set for the night.
Ideas On Monday my son was sworn into the IDF. I spent that afternoon protesting the Israeli government. My stake in the future of Israel as a democratic state with a moral army is greater than ever.