israel Archives – Jewish Journal

Israel’s Marriage Monopoly Is Over

Shmuel Rosner September 4, 2019

Israel Should Accept All Jews as Jews

David Ellenson April 7, 2005

On March 31, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that 17 foreigners converted to Judaism by non-Orthodox rabbinic courts must be considered as Jews under the Law of Return. The Law of Return has long extended legal recognition as Jews to Reform and Conservative converts who have moved to Israel from the Diaspora.

Community Groups Weigh in on Golan

Tom Tugend February 3, 2000

Bennett Zimmerman, a buttoned-down investment fund manager by day, stood up at the end of an evening\’s conversation and removed his shirt to reveal a T-shirt with bold Hebrew letters spelling out Ha\’am im HaGolan — The People are with the Golan.

Scars Fall on Alabama

Jewish Journal July 16, 1998

Close to half the Reform temples in Alabama are named \”Emanuel,\” which is Hebrew for \”God is with us.\” Jews all over the state are hoping it proves true this fall, when voters pick a governor.

Taking the First Step

Jewish Journal April 8, 1998

More than 40 rabbis, from Orthodox to Reform, look for ways to increase respect among Jews

Education Israel as a Core Requirement?

Beverly Gray December 11, 1997

My daughter flew home for Thanksgiving with two college friends in tow. At the dinner table, the conversation revolved around computers and the antics of the Stanford Band. At some point in the course of that whirlwind four-day visit, Hilary informed me that, though she\’s been diligently studying Hebrew since she started college, a Junior Year Abroad at Hebrew University is no longer part of her plans. It\’s not that she\’s changed her mind about someday returning to Israel, where she spent an amazing summer two years ago. But she\’s convinced that, given the stringent requirements of the high-tech major she seems to have settled on, even a semester in Jerusalem would derail her progress toward her degree.