THE FORWARD
by JTA
August 17, 2015

In a letter to Congress, 340 U.S. rabbis from the major streams of Judaism expressed support for the Iran nuclear deal. The letter sent Monday urges the House of Representatives and Senate to endorse the agreement, in which sanctions are lifted in exchange for restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program…Among the rabbis signing the letter are Burton Visotzky, a professor at the Conservative movement’s Jewish Theological Seminary; Sharon Brous of Ikar, a large congregation in Los Angeles; Lawrence Kushner, the author of more than 18 books on Judaism; Sharon Kleinbaum, the longtime rabbi of the largest LGBT synagogue in North America; Nina Beth Cardin, an author and Jewish environmental activist; and Amy Eilberg, the first woman rabbi ordained by the Conservative movement. READ MORE

NEWS RELEASE FROM AMEINU (“LIBERAL VALUES/PROGRESSIVE ISRAEL”) WITH RABBIS LISTED BY STATE

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The naivete of intelligent people is simply astounding. They have ears but do not hear,…eyes but do not see. This letter is reminiscent of the reaction of those who saw the emperor and insisted he was wearing clothes. The international sanctions regime has already collapsed; the nuclear arms race has already begun due to this paper; Israel’s “isolation from international partners” won’t make a difference when it is destroyed and 7,000,000 more Jews murdered. How will you explain this letter to your grandchildren? How will you look them in the eye?