Jeremy Burton, at The Blogs

Jan 12, 2023, 9:16 PM

Tensions of our Jewish Identities and Safety

Why do some Jewish organizations and advocates -- who profess fierce loyalty and commitment to the Jewish community -- sometimes end up in partnership with individuals that other members of our community see as threats to Jewish security? This is...

Jun 10, 2022, 12:31 AM

A clarifying moment regarding BDS in Boston

This week, activists affiliated with the group “BDS Boston” released a so-called “Mapping Project” – an offensive and inflammatory list of Jewish communal organizations across Greater Boston; blaming our community for the existence of Israel, and for all sorts...

Feb 3, 2022, 10:54 PM

What We Can Learn From Whoopi Goldberg About Race

I keep a photo of my grandfather’s elementary school class - taken 100 years ago in El Paso, Texas - in my office. It reminds me of elements of where I come from and who I am. I’ve been...

Oct 21, 2021, 9:19 PM

I Can’t Stop Talking About Antisemitism

Every Friday, I touch base with various family and close friends to wish them a Shabbat Shalom. Last week, in conversations about the week that was and the week to come, I mentioned that I’d be speaking at Temple...

Jun 17, 2021, 11:10 PM

Changing the Politics of What Is Possible

In the days following Sunday’s installation of the new Israeli government, I’ve been struck by the negativity of some of the ‘hot-takes’ I’ve seen and heard: “Bennett is just another right-winger.” “This coalition won’t last more than 3-months.” “This...

May 20, 2021, 9:00 PM

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Can we retire the concept of ‘conversion’ to Judaism?

Detail of "Ruth and Boaz," 1628, by Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert (PD via Wikimedia Commons)

Judaism as a religion has come to be weaponized by those who seek to deny our legitimacy as a nation with the right to a state of our own

Nov 14, 2019, 8:24 PM

Should American Jews Stop Trying to Defeat Antisemitism?

Should we, American Jews, stop trying to defeat antisemitism? It is a question I’ve been pondering as I recently spent a month traveling through Europe and experiencing Jewish memory. And it is a question I’d love to hear from others...

About Me

Jeremy Burton is the Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston (JCRC), defining and advancing the values, interests and priorities of the organized Jewish community of Greater Boston in the public square. He has been published widely, including in the New York Jewish Week, the Jewish Forward, Zeek, Sh’ma, and the Washington Post: On Faith. The JTA included him in their 2010 “Twitter 100” list of the most influential Jewish voices on Twitter.

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