by Lynn Schusterman It is with both great respect and grave concern that I write today, as the six-month moratorium on the conversion legislation proposed by MK David Rotem draws to a close. I was among the Jews in North America who welcomed the call for a freeze on this … [Read more...] about An Open Letter About the Conversion Bill
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Edgar Bronfman: Opening Our Tent
by Edgar M. Bronfman Intermarriage has taken center stage this past year. The marriage of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvkinsky spurred a national conversation about intermarriage. The Rotem bill roiled Israel-Diaspora relations, sparking considerable debate over conversion … [Read more...] about Edgar Bronfman: Opening Our Tent
Makom Briefing: The Carmel Fire
A favorite Hebrew song by Yoram Tahar-Lev contains the chorus: A mountain green throughout the year I dream and hope To breath your winds like it used to be To lie in your shadow - Carmel From last Thursday, these words took on a tragic and painful new meaning as a massive … [Read more...] about Makom Briefing: The Carmel Fire
Transparency in Salaries
Our Money, Their Salaries an editorial from the Jewish Daily Forward The Forward created its annual survey of executive compensation in Jewish nonprofits to enable our readers to make informed choices about their own philanthropic giving and to hold leaders accountable for … [Read more...] about Transparency in Salaries
Ovadia Yosef: Fires Only Happen Where Shabbat is Desecrated
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of the Shas political party, is at it again with intemperate remarks about Israeli suffering. Last night, in his weekly sermon, Ovadia Yosef claimed that the devastating Carmel fire was a result of insufficient Shabbat observance in the … [Read more...] about Ovadia Yosef: Fires Only Happen Where Shabbat is Desecrated
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