Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel » Gil Ribak

‘Citizens of the world’ – on B’nai Jeshurun and the Palestinian U.N. status

Gil Ribak — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 06:33:37 +0000

There was an interesting term used in a recent email sent out by leaders of the B’nai Jeshurun congregation in New York City: in the email, which praised the U.N. vote that granted the Palestinian a non-member state status, the cosigners argued the vote was “a great moment for us as citizens of the world.” [...]

The post ‘Citizens of the world’ – on B’nai Jeshurun and the Palestinian U.N. status appeared first on Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel.

Israel and American Jewish “Core Values” – On Rabbi Jacobs’s Recent Comment

Gil Ribak — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:58:17 +0000

One of the main headlines to come out of the Jewish Federations’ General Assembly last week was that by the new President of the Union for Reform Judaism, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, who said that, “North American Jews don’t see an Israel that reflects their core values”. Jacobs referred in particular to the arrest of activist [...]

The post Israel and American Jewish “Core Values” – On Rabbi Jacobs’s Recent Comment appeared first on Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel.