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May 21, 2026, 9:36 AM

Ambassador Leiter was right about J Street

The View of Israel from DC

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter's public condemnation of J Street this week has garnered significant attention. Citing the group’s support for an arms embargo on the Jewish state amid a multi-front war, the ambassador called the group a “cancer within the...

Feb 10, 2026, 1:22 AM

J Street’s Playbook: Embrace Our Loudest Opponents

The View of Israel from DC

In the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani's election, many in our community are asking: Who is standing with us? The concerns about Mamdani's record are not speculative. He has promoted a boycott, divestment, and sanctions policy against Israel, equated Zionism with...

Jun 9, 2025, 9:12 PM

J Street: Stop Endorsing Incitement

The View of Israel from DC

J Street: Stop Endorsing Incitement On May 21st, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were murdered outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in the heart of Washington, DC. They were hunted down because they were Jews, by a terrorist acting in the...

Mar 7, 2025, 8:25 PM

Rabbis Must Speak Up for Israel

The recent Academy Awards filled me with dread. No, it wasn’t anxiety about which film would about Israel from Hollywood insiders whose expertise on the Middle East is as limited as their understanding of the region’s complexities. Perhaps I should...

Sep 14, 2024, 10:29 AM

As usual, J Street is missing in action

The organization calls itself pro-Israel and yet it consistently embraces the anti-Israel fringe of the Democratic Party

Jan 7, 2023, 12:42 AM

J Street’s Answer to the New Israeli Government Hurts Not Helps

I read Rabbi Brian Strauss’ piece—J Street is honest about what it is, we just have to listen—from December 28 and J Street President Jeremy Ben Ami’s response from January 4. I recognize Ben Ami’s passionate dismay about the new Israeli government. It...

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About Me

Rabbi Jeremy Barras is the Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth Am in Miami, FL. He serves as an Executive Board Member of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Board of Rabbis, a JNF Rabbi for Israel, and as a board member for South Florida Chapter of the AJC.