Birthright program needs wider support

By Charles R. Bronfman
Published on November 15, 2007

The results of a new study, "Beyond Distancing: Young Adult American Jews and Their Alienation from Israel," on young American Jews' attitudes toward Israel, were released recently, and the news is disheartening. These Jews, who represent American Judaism's prospects in the next generation, are growing increasingly alienated from Israel, the study finds. They are less concerned with its welfare than previous generations and, unbelievably, less comfortable with the very idea of a Jewish state.

American Jewish youth alienated from Israel, study finds

By Sue Fishkoff
Published on September 13, 2007

Young American Jews are increasingly alienated from Israel, according to a report released last week.

Stop ostracizing the intermarried

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Published on July 26, 2007

The extreme practice of ostracization was justified by the belief that only by completely cutting off those who married out would we be making a sufficiently strong statement as to the extent of their betrayal, thereby dissuading those who might follow suit.

Leftist government’s moves worry Nicaraguan Jews

By Brian Harris
Published on March 8, 2007

During the Sandinista's regime, the country's synagogue, damaged in a 1978 fire, was converted into a secular school. It is being used now as a funeral home. The country's Torah remains in exile in Costa Rica.