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Tag: Arab-Israeli conflict

What’s “Religious” About Interreligious Dialogue?

What’s “Religious” About Interreligious Dialogue?

Posted on August 18, 2015September 2, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay
Anyone who has embarked upon the study of religion immediately runs into a debate of the meaning of the very word religion. Definitions abound and debates rage about whether a general definition of re... Read More
Just Another Brick in the Barrier…..

Just Another Brick in the Barrier…..

Posted on December 1, 2014November 30, 2014 by David Joslin
I knew Rabbi Twersky. We weren’t best buddies, or drinking pals, or even very close, but I considered him a friend. I met him several times in Boston and in Israel and always found him to be a great... Read More
"There is no such thing as Palestine!”--Dispatch from Palestine

“There is no such thing as Palestine!”–Dispatch from Palestine

Posted on November 28, 2014November 26, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
“You can’t teach me anything about Europeans,” once commented the deputy mayor of Jerusalem. Europeans had killed his father. “You can’t teach me anything about Palestinians.” Palestinians... Read More
A Dialogue Among the Deaf

A Dialogue Among the Deaf

Posted on November 20, 2014November 20, 2014 by Ilona Gerbakher
On Tuesday, the uncle of one of my Arabic-language students was slaughtered by an axe-wielding Palestinian man in Synagogue as he prayed. On Tuesday, the uncle of one of my Arabic students was slaught... Read More
"Just Tell Our Story" -- Dispatch from Palestine

“Just Tell Our Story” — Dispatch from Palestine

Posted on October 29, 2014October 29, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
We met Shirim at her family’s olive grove plot. It falls just outside the Betar Illit settlement. More accurately, it falls on the entire hill but the settlement imposed itself right on top of the f... Read More
We Have No Water

We Have No Water

Posted on July 28, 2014July 28, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
Israelis control Palestinian water resources, directing two-thirds of it to Israeli settlers who use three times the amount of water Palestinian homes do. Palestinians must buy their own water back fr... Read More
The Roman Jewish Vigil for Israel

The Roman Jewish Vigil for Israel

Posted on July 21, 2014July 21, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
In the Piazza della Rotunda of the Pantheon, at the heart of Rome, there was a rally in support of Israel held by the historic Roman Jewish community. Traces of trauma from World War II are here, sca... Read More
Parashat Bamidbar: Army, nation and the pursuit of peace.

Parashat Bamidbar: Army, nation and the pursuit of peace.

Posted on May 29, 2014May 29, 2014 by Nico Socolovsky
Army. This is the first word in my reading of Parashat Bamidbar, and it’s the most remarkable word. It is of course not a new word in the Torah, but it is a new concept. The Israelites are turni... Read More
Tu B’Shevat: Trees and the Conflict

Tu B’Shevat: Trees and the Conflict

Posted on February 7, 2012February 15, 2012 by Adina Allen
While I am energized and inspired by the way the holiday of Tu B'Shevat has become catalyst for the Jewish environmental movement, since returning a few weeks ago from five months in Israel I am consc... Read More
Statehood, Selfhood, and the Importance of Boundaries

Statehood, Selfhood, and the Importance of Boundaries

Posted on January 15, 2012January 15, 2012 by Jenn Lindsay
A few years ago I was going through a very hard time. I said to my father, “I just want my dignity back!” My father, a Navy survival instructor, replied, “Jenny, no one can take away your dignit... Read More

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