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Jeremy Barras

Mar 7, 2025, 8:25 PM

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

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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...

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. Rabbi Barras is married to the light of his life, Jodi. They have two children, Ella and Ethan.