Noah and Days of Terror
Parashat Noach4 Cheshvan 5776 / October 16, 2015Rabbi Neal GoldThis week’s Torah portion is Noach, the story that we’ve all known since we were little kids: G-d, who last week looked upon all of...
View ArticleThe Port on the Shore of Eternity - Jerusalem on the Eve of the World Zionist...
Jerusalem is a port city on the shore of eternity. –Yehuda AmichaiNighttime in Jerusalem, and I’m reflecting on a full day of preparations for the 37th World Zionist Congress, which opens Tuesday morning.
View ArticleWorld Zionist Congress Day One: Each Under His Own Banner
Numbers 2:2 says The people of Israel shall camp each under his own banner, and that’s what it felt like walking into the convention center in Jerusalem this morning on the opening day of the 37th...
View ArticleWhat Your Vote Meant
Did you vote in the elections for the World Zionist Congress last year? You’ll recall that we spent a lot of time registering progressive Jews to vote. Well, today I saw the results of our success at...
View ArticleShow Time at the WZC
Thursday was Show Time, the opportunity to take all those resolutions to the floor of the World Zionist Congress for its approximately 500 voting members to consider.
View ArticleTo Everyone Who Said, "Be Safe"
When I went to Israel last week, lots of people said, “Be safe.” To each of you I’d like to say: I get it. I will be; I was.
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