Israel

Recognition of Israel's 60th Anniversary

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BACKGROUND We celebrate the miracle of Israel's birth and existence, applauding her accomplishments and understanding the dangers of powerlessness., The historical reality calls upon us as religious Jews and Reform Zionists to engage in acts of sanctity and to embed this holy day, Israel's 60 th anniversary, in our sacred

Law of Return

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Reports received from Israel raise the disturbing spectre of another destructive controversy over the Law of Return. As they did following the last national election in l973, the Orthodox political parties have demanded as a condition for their participation in a government coalition that the Law of Return be amended

Liberal Judaism in Israel

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Our commitment to the State of Israel is of an ongoing nature as is our concern for the fullest flowering of religious liberty for all of its citizens. We call again for an end to discrimination in Israel against our non-orthodox congregations and rabbis. In order to strengthen our positive

Marriage in Israel

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In Israel individuals can be married as Jews only if they can prove they are descended from a Jewish mother or that they have undergone Orthodox conversion. There are an estimated 150,000 Soviet and Ethiopian Olim who cannot provide such proof, as well as many Jews by Choice who have

Middle East Peace: The Urgent Need for Leadership

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We gather at a moment both promising and perilous for Israel, the Palestinians, and the entire Middle East. President Obama has been in office for fewer than 150 days and Prime Minister Netanyahu for even fewer, yet there is a new and welcome urgency to efforts to revive the stagnant