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The politically lonely progressive Zionists

“It’s become a very common experience for rabbis, and Jews of really any kind who lean to the left progressively, to find, at the very least, difficulties in progressive circles with the love for Israel,” said Rabbi Menachem Creditor, the Pearl and Ira Meyer Scholar-in-Residence at UJA-Federation of New York. Among people like him — …

Thank You, Progressive Jews, for Defending Israel in Difficult Spaces

It’s time to recognize what I’ve long perceived as the thankless world of liberal Jews, who sometimes feel like the sole voice defending Israel among progressive circles.  “I’m not looking for recognition or a medal for defending Israel against haters on Twitter,” one of my progressive Jewish friends told me last week, “but I hope …

A Year Removed From Daniel Prude’s Death, It’s Clear More Police Reform Is Needed

As we recently passed the one-year anniversary of Daniel Prude’s terrible last moments we must ask ourselves: what have we done to prevent the next death? Has our community effectively united to combat systemic racism? Have we sufficiently reformed our criminal justice system to ensure that what happened to Daniel doesn’t happen again? Following Daniel’s death, a …