” target = “_top”>stop the lashon hara about Obama’s religion, honesty and pro-Israel record—lies and slander circulating in some Jewish communities on and off line.
The news of this call was eclipsed by the Kennedy blessing. On any other news day, Obama’s outreach to Jews would have been a headline story.
I grabbed the MP3 of the conference call from our friends at the “>Click here for the phone call. It’s 5MB +/-, 23 minutes, in MP3 format.
Netanyahu Confirms Military Readiness as Iran Launches Drone and Missile Barrage at Israel.
Luis Har, who survived 128 days in captivity, and parents of the still-captive Hersh Goldberg-Polin, shared stories of despair and hopes after six months of peril, with the story of Passover looming large in their minds in the coming days.
Around 25-30 faculty members, organized by the school’s Jewish Faculty Resilience Group, attended the meeting.
So far, the American Jewish community has been exceptional in its support for Israel. But there is a long road ahead, and the question remains: will we continue with this support?
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