Quantcast
Channel: The Jewish Week - Diaspora
Browsing all 15 articles
Browse latest View live

Delicate Dance Of Diaspora Relations

by Gary Rosenblatt and Stewart Ain Editor and Publisher and Staff Writer Rabbi Michael Melchior is well aware that the odds are against him succeeding in his effort to improve Israel-diaspora...

View Article



Delicate Dance Of Diaspora Relations

Gary Rosenblatt Editor and Publisher Rabbi Michael Melchior is well aware that the odds are against him succeeding in his effort to improve Israel-diaspora relations. “Most issues that come across my...

View Article

The Damage Done, and the Task Ahead

Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik The crisis in Israel over the so-called Rotem Bill regarding conversion practices and who should control them has been averted, at least for now. The bill was not brought to...

View Article

They’re (Still) Just Not That Into Us

Will evidence of Israeli indifference to American Jews’ lives never cease to surface? The latest is the publication of a book entitled “Shtetl, Beigel, Beisbol: Al matsavam ha-nora veha-nifla shel...

View Article

New Approaches To Strengthening Old Ties

Gary Rosenblatt Editor And Publisher Israelis who leave their native country to settle in the diaspora have long been known as yordim, those who go down. It is a disparaging term, and one in contrast...

View Article


Yes, Israel, There Is Life in Galus

If you are reading this, you are probably Jewish, and there's a good chance you live outside of Israel. But maybe you didn't know that Jewish life exists where you are, and that is sometimes even...

View Article

Our Duty, In The Diaspora

Once again, Israel is being attacked. But this time around, after having been to Israel, I know what kind of danger they are in. It is striking. If Israel was proportionate in size to all the...

View Article

The Diaspora's Frustration With Israel: A Good Thing

American Jews absolutely love to speak and behave as though what we think should have immediate practical and political bearing in Israel.read more

View Article


Engel Goes To Bat For Rabbi Avi Weiss In Letter To Netanyahu

JTA Bronx Democrat Eliot Engel, who represents Rabbi Avi Weiss and his Riverdale congregation in Congress, expressed his concerns to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Chief...

View Article


Misson Connection

Gary Rosenblatt Editor And Publisher The head of the Museum of the Jewish People -- once the Museum of the Diaspora -- talks about the name change and his goals. Dan Tadmor left a distinguished career...

View Article

Dollars For The Diaspora: A New, And Welcome, Reality

Wed, 01/22/2014 Editorial Some major shifts in Jewish life happen in dramatic fashion, others less so. In recent days details are slowly emerging about a major initiative being undertaken by the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Mexican Gefilte Fish?!

Lauren Rothman Food and Wine Editor Talking Jewish diaspora cooking at the 92nd Street Y.read more

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The New Rhythm Of Israel-Diaspora Relations

Israelis in America: We need your song, especially now. Nessa Rapoport Special To The Jewish Week Tue, 05/26/2015 - 20:00 My attitude to the presence of Israelis in New York has evolved. When I was...

View Article


How To Fix The Diaspora-Israel Relationship

Jay Ruderman Special To The Jewish Week One recent morning I woke to learn that Israel’s Religious Affairs minister, David Azoulay, had made yet another round of disparaging remarks about non-Orthodox...

View Article

What We Lose As The Diaspora Shrinks

Joshua Hammerman Special To The Jewish Week Back in my lithe teenage years, I used to Israeli dance with the best of them — that is, whenever I wasn’t nursing a sprained ankle caused by my congenital...

View Article

Browsing all 15 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images