Jeffrey Cahn

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Apr 30, 2024, 6:56 AM

Do Our “4 Sons” Know Which Struggle They Support?

We Are in Four Wars. Which are they Protesting? At our seder table on the first night of Passover we could hear the shouts of demonstrators from Columbia University's main quad just down the street. Painfully, some of our own...

Dec 20, 2023, 4:03 PM

5 reasons why Jews must not bemoan Gaza in public

Jewish protesters holding placards and flags take part in the 'National March For Palestine' in central London on November 11, 2023, calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

Won't expressing our pain for Gazans make us more compassionate? Won't failing to do so make us morally bereft? No and no

Nov 30, 2023, 11:35 PM

Moral Confusion and Danger in T’ruah ‘Open Letter’

On November 19, 2023, the rabbinic human rights organization, T’ruah, published an “An Open Letter From 750 North American Rabbis and Cantors Responding to the Crisis in Israel and Gaza.” While T'ruah is an organization with laudable goals and...

Nov 22, 2023, 7:56 PM

Israel’s Fifth Column: The Treason of Liberal Jews

It's tragic, but it makes sense that virtually the entire world has turned against Israel. What doesn't make sense is that liberal American Jews have also. All This Makes Sense It certainly makes sense that Gaza invaded Israel. The Gazan government...

Oct 20, 2023, 9:55 AM

Calling Hamas a ‘terrorist organization’ lets them off the hook

They are the elected government of the Gazan people, and should rescue their own citizens. Jews should stay focused on aiding Israel. In the twisted logic of antisemitism that always finds a way to blame Jews and justify their murder,...

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About Me

Jeff is the Executive Director of the New York-based multi-site synagogue, Romemu. He has also held senior positions at Young Judaea and UJA Federation of New York. Jeff’s first career was in high tech, founding the internet company, Netpulse, and working for AT&T, Intel and the Israeli Telecom company, Telrad. Jeff has a BS degree from Cornell and a Masters degree from Stanford University.

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