Maryland rabbis urge Van Hollen to change course on Israel rhetoric
Weinblatt told Jewish Insider that many of the signatories have known Van Hollen “for years if not decades, and respect much of the work he has done for the State of Maryland, and the Jewish community” but see his comments on Israel as “misguided” and serving “no purpose other than to inflame an already tense …
Jonathan Tobin explains how the ZRC was established to counteract decline in pro-Israel sentiment
In Jonathan S. Tobin’s recent featured column in JNS, he questions if Reform and Conservative Judaism support for Zionism can be revived, noting the disaffection for the Jewish state growing among Jewish liberals. He explains how the decline in pro-Israel sentiment spurred the establishment of the ZRC in 2019, with the goal to give voice …
