Kesher Quick- J Street Is Crossing A Bright Red Line
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August 11, 2023 | 25 Av 5783 | Issue # 478
A Shabbat Message from Rabbi Spike Anderson
J Street Is Crossing A Bright Red Line
Last week, I joined more than 1,000 Jewish community leaders for an emergency briefing hosted by the Union for Reform Judaism following the Knesset’s passage of the “reasonableness” bill.
Among the presenters was Rabbi Gilad Kariv, a current Knesset member from the Labor Party – the first Reform rabbi to serve in Knesset – and a trusted voice on core issues that matter to the Reform Jewish community.
Kariv didn’t mince words and passionately urged us to stand resolutely with Israelis protesting the judicial overhaul.
Then he was asked a question that many American rabbis have fielded from congregants, and has recently appeared in various op-ed pieces: Should America condition foreign aid to Israel?
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