Tag Archives: Gaza

Stumbling Block

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Rabbi Avi Friedman

We started this week by observing Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day.  As I pointed out at our community service on Sunday, the word “genocide” has been in the news quite a bit recently.  Now, it’s never a good thing when genocide … Continue reading →

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Safe on Campus?

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Rabbi Avi Friedman

When I arrived on the campus of the University of Michigan in the Fall of 1987, there was already an anti-apartheid shanty on the Diag (the central pedestrian walkway and hangout space of the campus pictured below).  It eventually came down … Continue reading →

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The Good Guys

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Rabbi Avi Friedman

It seems like only yesterday that I saw the movie “48 Hours” transform Eddie Murphy into a bona fide movie star.  Although it was definitely a comedy, there was a pretty serious moment at the end.  The bad guy of the movie, … Continue reading →

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Some Help for Oz

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Rabbi Avi Friedman

I first met Oz Balas Bareket when he accompanied a group of his students from MetroWest High School in Ra’anana on their visit to New Jersey.  He was very interested in discussing non-orthodox Judaism in the US.  A couple of years later, … Continue reading →

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Why Not A Ceasefire?

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Rabbi Avi Friedman

Just yesterday, I was discussing the situation in Israel and Gaza with someone who is genuinely struggling to understand the situation.  He asked, “What is so wrong about calling for a ceasefire?” On its face, it’s a reasonable question.  After all, who … Continue reading →

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An Upside Down World

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Rabbi Avi Friedman

It is astounding to me – but not the least bit surprising – that Israel is forced to appear at the International Court of Justice to respond to South Africa’s accusation of genocide.  Basher Assad has killed over 500,000 people in … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Israel and Gaza

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Rabbi Avi Friedman

The WORD – 11/15/12.  As Rebecca’s difficult pregnancy progressed, God told her that two nations would emerge from her womb.  After the birth of Jacob and Esau, they competed with one another from the very beginning.  It got so bad … Continue reading →

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