We are in a moment of unprecedented challenges for Israel and the Jewish people. Discourse about Israel, unlike any other foreign policy issue, has become toxic and increasingly polarized. Political hatred of Israel has united the far right and far left in a vitriolic and twisted union. School board candidates are issuing platforms that spend …
On any given day, Americans of all backgrounds participate in the political process—lobbying for policies and engaging lawmakers on a wide range of issues. Yet one group, those who support Israel and more specifically the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), is increasingly singled out and demonized, as if its participation in the political process …
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt speaks at the Museum of the Bible Dedication.
Article by the Rabbi Weinblatt and the North American Values Institute in eJewishPhilanthropy about the growing ideological trends in public education that misrepresent Jews and Judaism, calling for Jewish leaders to take an active role in defending truth, complexity, and dignity in classrooms. Read the full article >>
Rabbi Weinblatt was interviewed by Jonathan Tobin of jns.org for his weekly podcast, “Think Twice”.
We discussed how rabbis are going to respond to the surge of antisemitism fueled by blood libels against the Jewish state and to refrain from using this as an opportunity for virtue-signaling support for false charges of “genocide” being hurled against the Jewish state. Too many Jews and rabbis rely on The New York Times and NPR for news, which base their coverage on an uncritical acceptance of an anti-Israel and pro-Hamas narrative. As I unequivocally state, “we should not allow our relationship with Israel to be defined or determined by Israel’s enemies.”
To watch and hear the interview, click here: https://youtu.be/KwKf3tEZ4Dc?
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, founder of the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition, speaking at last week’s annual High Holiday Seminar about “Should Rabbis Talk About Politics from the Bema: How to Speak About Israel”. Watch the video
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt at High Holiday Seminar 2025
Fighting the “world’s oldest hatred” requires more than words. It demands that each sector of society that fuels harmful impressions about Israel and Jews examine how they have contributed to the toxic environment that has led to hateful words and violent acts against Jews. The cold-blooded murders of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky in Washington, …
At a time when Jews and the Jewish state are under attack from so many directions, one would hope that we could at least expect support from our rabbis. But instead, many engage in virtue signaling, or what in football terms is referred to as “piling on.” It is not necessary to delineate the very …
The late Geula Cohen, a Likud member of Knesset was asked how she would react if her son, who at the time was serving in the IDF in Lebanon was captured. She replied that she would stand outside the Knesset and join the protestors in shouting and demanding that the Government do whatever it takes …