I am so excited for Shabbat tonight. At Kol Ami we welcome our dear friend, Chair of the Agudah from Tel Aviv, Mike Hamel. Mike is an extraordinary person. A full time volunteer at the Agudah, while still working. He is a father and the face of the Israeli LGBT movement. The Agudah has branches…Read more »
Category: Israel
Report: U.K. preparing for military strike on Iran nuclear facilities – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
Posted by in Israel Here is some of the latest news from Haaretz, the Israeli paper and from The Guardian, the large U.K. Paper. Iran is in the bulls eye. If this is true and Allied forces are preparing to attack Iran because of their increasing nuclear capabilities then we should all be ready for this showdown. …Read more »
UN Ambassador meets with Gilad’s Dad
Posted by in Israel Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 4:54 PM To: USUN, PRESS Subject: Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on Her Meeting with Noam Shalit, September 7, 2011 United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy 799 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 (212) 415-4050 http://www.usun.state.gov…Read more »
Israel: Takin’ It To The Streets
Posted by in Israel More than 400,000 Israelis all over the country took it to the streets last night to protest the high cost of living and the lack of affordable housing. In Tel Aviv alone, there were over 300,000 protestors! This is a protest of the middle class who are getting squeezed at every angle. No affordable housing.…Read more »
Netanyahu examining possible future borders of a Palestinian state – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
Posted by in Israel During my sabbatical this summer at the Shalom Hartman Institute I met Danny Terza the subject of the article below. Netanyahu examining possible future borders of a Palestinian state – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News.
We need Shabbat Peace
Posted by in Israel With Shabbat soon here-let us pray for a respite from the terror that struck Israel yesterday. More than 15 rockets hit southern Israel following the terrorist attacks against Israel in Eilat yesterday. 8 people died in the shootings in Eilat including army officers. The rocket attacks injured two people seriously and others were treated for…Read more »
Reimagining Tisha B’av
Posted by in Israel I am so excited to be back on the bima! After a meaningful and study filled Sabbatical in Israel I am looking forward to celebrating Shabbat with my Kol Ami community! This Shabbat is Shabbat Chazon, the Sabbath prior to Tisha B’Av (This coming Monday eve and Tuesday). Tisha B’Av (the 9th of Av) commemorates…Read more »
Israel Grows on Me
Posted by in Israel Israel has been amazing. My sabbatical is soon coming to a close but I have had a wonderful time in Eretz Yisrael. In the next few weeks I will be recounting some of the sabbatical adventures that I have had and the study conversations that I engaged in. But I have lost count about the…Read more »
Shabbat in Israel -Peace Descending
Posted by in Israel Shabbat Shalom from Israel! It is beautiful here in Jerusalem. Perhaps even a little chilly on this first Shabbat! Coming to Israel always feels like home. Increasingly each time I land here and make my way through the streets of Jerusalem I feel more like I belong. It is not just the familiarity with streets.…Read more »
Tzipi Livni at Tel Aviv Pride
Since we just finished Gay Pride here in West Hollywood– And Gay Pride celebrations are still going on all over the country (June is gay pride month-because that is when the Stonewall Riots took place in New York City in June of 1969) I want to share with you the words of Member of Knesset…Read more »
Walking Humbly. Seeking Justice. Living with Hope. 