Any Love Unaccompanied by Criticism is Not Love at All: America, the UN, and the Future of Israel

By Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky • January 4, 2017

As the Obamas exit and the Trumps enter, America’s and American Jews’ relationship to Israel are frazzling. Several AC members expressed dismay about America’s abstention from a UN resolution critical of Israel and Sec. Kerry’s extremely blunt speech about whether the two-state solution has any future. Others are panicked that David Friedman will be America’s… Read more »

Advocacy with Ansche Chesed

By Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky • December 1, 2016

Dear Friends, So much learning and so much advocacy are demanded of us, so that we can be both virtuous Jews and virtuous Americans, advancing the interests and values of our country and our people. As the saying goes, “now, more than ever.” No one political position has all the answers or resolves all questions.… Read more »