Most Clicked This Week
- Bret Stephen's Israel stint taught him "democracies rarely muster their full reserves of determination until they’ve been bloodied one time too many"
- Israeli Superstar Gal Gadot tries to cheer us up but the knives are out: “Nothing like rich famous people singing “imagine no possessions” in their mortgage free homes as the rest of society queue at Lidl for broken biscuits”
- “The Rafah Brigade has been defeated. Their four battalions have been destroyed, and we have completed operational control over the entire urban area”
- ‘Are you a Jew?’ Arab Attacks on Jews nothing new.
- "The explicit goal of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas is the elimination of the Jewish state, not the building-up of a Palestinian counterpart"
- Roman colonialists invented the word “Palestine” in order to insult the native Jewish population with the memory of their ancient enemies, the Philistines.
- Israel reaches out to France before resumption of Iran nuclear talks
- Rafah Egypt-Gaza border crossing "track record conclusively disproves the widespread fallacy that Hamas is primarily concerned with the Palestinian cause rather than the cause of global jihad"
Tag Archives: Brant Rosen
Progressive Jews who call for a ceasefire do not speak for most Jews
Allowing Hamas to continue butchering and terrorizing Israelis is not a choice most Israelis can accept. Hamas, like ISIS, must be removed from power. Kill or be killed. Jews who advocate a ceasefire now are living in a dangerous alternative … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-Zionism, Brant Rosen, Rabbis for Ceasefire, Tzedek Chicago
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Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbis
JEWISH PRESS by Mira Ward August 30, 2015 …Jewish Voice for Peace, founded in 1996, openly supports the movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel (“BDS”) —all of Israel, not just the West Bank. JVP openly supports those who … Continue reading
A New Synagogue In Chicago Is Billing Itself As ‘Non-Zionist’
HUFFINGTON POST by Sara Weissman August 22, 2015 For Rabbi Brant Rosen, it’s about “bearing witness to oppression, particularly when it’s being done in our name as Americans and as Jews.” An Israeli flag next to the rabbi’s podium, a … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-Zionism, Brant Rosen, Tzedek Chicago, Zionism
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Rabbi at NY Gay Synagogue offers special prayer, fireworks ensue
NEW YORK TIMES by Laurie Goodstein September 22, 2014 With the war in Gaza still raging, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum offered an unusual prayer for peace last month during a Friday night service at the large predominantly gay synagogue she leads … Continue reading
Evanston rabbi quits over pro-Palestinian activism
CHICAGO TRIBUNE by John Keilman September 3, 2014 Brant Rosen, who has been at the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation for 17 years, said no specific incident led to his resignation Tuesday but that his outspoken views produced a divide he no … Continue reading
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Tagged Brant Rosen, Chicago, Evanston, Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation
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