When I ran the story about Joltin’ Joe Biden’s meeting with the ‘Jewish leaders’ on Wednesday, I wondered aloud whether J Street was invited to the meeting and whether the ‘pro-settler’ organizations (National Council...
With all the recent posts about J Street and the politics of politics, I wanted to just take a moment and bring our attention back down to the ground, where the key questions are not about intermarried Jews or how many states it takes to make a solution,...
Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported on a secret mission to resettle Yemen’s Jewish community in the United States and Israel. From the safety of his new home in suburban New York, Mr. Yakub recounted his last months in Yemen. Rocks...
The J Street conference was one of the most intellectually and physically taxing experiences I’ve ever had. I learned an incredible amount, met amazing people, and feel compelled to keep educating myself on the issues. I had an idea for a post...
The following is a guest post by Mark Snyderman. Theater J and J Street organized several panels that examined the situation through film and performance. Israeli-born storyteller Noa Baum performed her show, A Land Twice Promised , a story of her friendship...
The Guardian ran an online poll. Is J Street helping or hurting the peace process? 13.4% Roadmap. J Street’s voice is valuable 86.6% Roadblock. J Street muddies the debate This poll is now closed See the original post here: Is J Street good or...
As the post-J Street news coverage and tweets came and went, I was commiserating with a friend over how out-of-touch some of us feel amongst our more radical peers. Unlike many, we have two Jewish parents. We were given a traditional Jewish education...
France to launch national pride campaign in battle against Islamic fundamentalism By PETER ALLEN, Islam in Action 27th October 2009 France is to adopt a series of measures to ‘reaffirm pride’ in the country and combat Islamic fundamentalism....
Crossposted to The Reform Shuckle . Maybe there’s some hubris involved when I chime in on the ongoing J Street conference. I’m not even there and we’ve got four or five Jewschoolers there covering it quite capably here and at Twitter....
This a guest post by Rabbi Ezra Weinberg. Sometimes the first interaction you have at a conference can be emblematic of the experience. In my instance, the first person I spoke to said, “Wow, so many people, so few people of color.” My impulse was...



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