Rabbi Josh Weinberg

Rabbi Josh Weinberg serves as the vice president for Israel and Reform Zionism for the Union for Reform Judaism, and as the president of ARZA.

ARZA membership affirms that a commitment to Israel is a core component of your identity as a Reform Jew and is critical to strengthening the Reform Movement’s voice within Israeli National Institutions (WZO, KKL, JAFI), the Israeli political system, and Israeli society at large. Become a member of ARZA and subscribe to Rabbi Weinberg's weekly newsletter and commentary.

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Israel Programs

Spread the Word: Virtual Events Commemorating Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut

Rabbi Josh Weinberg

April 5, 2021

As Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut approach during this continued period of social distancing, you're invited to join the Reform Movement and our partners for any and all of the following online events in observance of the two holidays.

Religious Pluralism in Israel

Urgent Call to Action: Stop WZC Ratification of the Right-Wing “Agreement on Principles”

Rabbi Josh Weinberg

October 20, 2020

If the World Zionist Congress ratifies this agreement, the WZO and Israeli National Institutions will no longer be the roundtable in which all Jewish Zionist viewpoints are recognized and respected. Please join us.

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Zionism

Why I Am a Zionist for Black Lives Matter

Rabbi Josh Weinberg

June 12, 2020

As an Israeli citizen and white citizen of the United States, I believe that Black Lives Matter – and that no American of good conscience can simply opt out of engaging with the pervasive issue of racism in America. If we will it, it is no dream.

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Want to End Funding to the Settlements? Vote.

Rabbi Josh Weinberg

January 30, 2020

You can make aliyah and vote in the Knesset. Or you can help us have a say in where the public money of the Jewish people goes. Here’s how you can: Vote in the World Zionist Congress Elections.

Israel

Why You Should Consider Going to the AIPAC Conference This Year

Rabbi Josh Weinberg

March 5, 2019

Join us in late March, just two weeks before the Israeli general elections, for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual conference in Washington, D.C.