Watch this important message from Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal … Instead of working to unify the Jewish people, extremists in Israel are working to undermine the rights of Conservative Jews like us in the Jewish state. Your vote in the election for the World Zionist Congress is your voice … Your way to send them a message. Click […]
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove (Park Avenue Synagogue, New York, NY) and Yizhar Hess (Vice Vhairman of the World Zionist Organization) discuss why American Jews should vote for Cosgrove and MERCAZ USA (Conservative Movement / Slate 17) in the election that runs through May 4. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.
Parashat Vayikra deals with the terms and conditions of sacrifices. In Lev. 4:22 we read: Asher nasi yeḥeta … — This section of the laws of the purification offering (ḥattat) stands out from the rest. The language employed here for the instance of a chieftain (nasi) committing a sin that requires bringing a ḥattat is […]
Hamas Brutality Exposed: Palestinians Brave Death to Denounce Hamas BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – STORIES Palestinians Risk Their Lives to Protest Hamas Hamas terrorists dumped the body of 22-year-old Palestinian Odai Naser Saadi on the doorsteps of his family’s home with a chilling message: “This is the price for those who criticize Hamas.” […]
Victories, Failures and Foreign Influence: Campuses Confront Hatred BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – VOICES – STORIES Nearly half of universities across the U.S. have launched policy changes to address rampant displays of hatred toward Jews – antisemitism – but only eight received a top grade from the ADL in its recently released Campus Antisemitism […]
Shabak Samech’s 2000 hit single Nofel v’kam / “Fall and Get Up” begins with a citation from the Haggadah, “In every generation one must see themselves as if they left Egypt,” with this core message echoing throughout this modern midrash of a song. The chorus of the song describes the Jewish condition: The road is […]
Gaza Ceasefire Collapses; Houthis Target U.S. and Israel BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – VOICES – STORIES Gaza Ceasefire Collapses After Hamas Refuses to Release Hostages In response to Hamas rejecting all proposals to release the remaining 59 hostages, including 24 assumed alive, Israeli Defense Forces have resumed attacks on terrorist leaders in Gaza. Hamas continued […]
By Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal | Rabbi Blumenthal is the CEO of the Rabbinical Assembly and the CEO of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ). Previously he served for over 20 years as Founding Rabbi of Shaare Torah in Gaithersburg, Maryland. On a recent trip to Israel, I met with a wonderful group of Masorti congregational […]
“Mordechai learned of the matter and told it to Esther and she told the King in Mordechai’s name” [Megillat Esther 2:22] Twice in Megillat Esther, Mordechai becomes aware of critical information, as he sits outside the palace gates, in the streets of the city. He passes that information on to Esther, who chooses to believe […]
Rabbi Hillel Skolnik is the President of MERCAZ USA … Purim, Zionism, and Israel: Vote MERCAZ (Slate 17) today!