Israel-Diaspora Relations Archives

Tribute to Rabbi Sholom Gold of Jerusalem: The most passionate of Zionists

July 14, 2023

Rabbi Gold, who passed away this week at 88, was known for feisty and infectious Zionist passion and for biting witticism. He understood God’s love for all Jews in absolute terms (which he sought to emulate absolutely), and he understood God’s grant of the Land of Israel to the Jewish People in absolute terms, in a totality wrapped with kedusha, holiness. These are not gifts that one can simply fritter away.

In Memoriam: Mira Koschitzky

June 16, 2023

A tribute to a heartfelt leader: Mira's commitment to the Jewish community in Canada and around the world, and her devotion to the security and prosperity of the State of Israel, was consummate and heartfelt.

Can Israel be unified?

April 28, 2023

Israel’s future depends more on repairing a modicum of national unity and even global Jewish accord than it does on countering Iran. But competing visions of Israel’s essence and identity are at play.

Radicals with “Ben-Gvir-Phobia” purposefully seek to crash Israel’s diplomatic relations

November 11, 2022

I am less concerned about the direction of the emerging new government than I am about the hysterical reactions to the possible government by foreign and hard-left observers. People like Tom Friedman and Asa Kasher swiftly grab the opportunity to declare Israel a lost cause, and seem only-too-happy to jettison their associations with Israel and Judaism.

When the going gets tough…

May 20, 2022

When the going gets tough… the tough get going. When this country is under attack, Israel’s friends need to be more determined than ever to defend it.

Might American Jewry do teshuva?

November 12, 2021

Nothing short of a deep commitment to traditional Jewish ritual practice will lead to a revitalization of Jewish life in America and create a basis for recovery in Diaspora-Israel relations.

A gripping biography of Henrietta Szold

October 28, 2021

A window into the precarious early years of the Jewish community in pre-Israel Palestine, and the epic yet anguished life of the founder of Hadassah.

Next Jewish Agency chair? Just not Livni

October 15, 2021

The JAFI chairmanship should not go to a failed politician who is the antithesis of “consensus,” and who will abuse the post as a bully pulpit to rebuild her political career.

The most interesting Jews of 5782

September 10, 2021

God help us if the very wealthy, organizationally well-positioned, and pop-culture famous are considered the “most influential Jews” of our times. Here is my corrective to such feeble celebrity catalogues: A list of profound and substantive Jews (mainly educators, writers, and rabbis) who are making real contributions to the long-term future of Israel and the Jewish People.

Multiple political choices for 5782

August 27, 2021

Which of the following political, security, and domestic events can be expected this coming year? Take this quiz and calculate what Israeli and Jewish future you need to be prepared for.

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