Rabbis for Religious Freedom and Equality in Israel
A trans-denominational rabbinical network
After the tragedy in France, a local woman said to me, “I know the right thing to do, I just don’t want to do it.” She didn’t want to allow Muslims into the U.S. She knew it was wrong. She knew we have for decades protested that had Jews been allowed into the U.S. before …
Continue reading “Is “V’ahavta l’reyecha komocha” really only about our relations with Jews?”
Over two hundred years ago our spiritual ancestors fought the battles of modernity, bringing Jewish practice into the modern world. Who knew that we would have to repeat the process two centuries later? While all of us, as rabbis, emphasize the importance of halakhah in our lives and the lives of our constituencies, we also …
Continue reading “The role of Halakha in the modern, secular State of Israel”
Dear friends and colleagues, We are aware that many of you have already spoken about these events from your pulpits, but for the benefit of those who have yet to address these tragedies, and even for those who have already done so and faced subsequent questions, we would like to provide you with relevant sources …
Continue reading “Israel’s recent cycle of religious violence”