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My HR 867 Postmortem
Last week, the US House of Representatives passed Resolution 867 by the whopping margin of 344 to 36. For all you non-House watchers, HR 867 was the one that called upon …the President and the … more →
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My HR 867 Postmortem
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 4 weeks ago: Last week, the US House of Representatives passed Resolution 867 by the whopping margin of 344 to 36 … more →
J Street Reflections
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 1 month ago: I’m back from the national J Street Conference in DC and its been a whirlwind. There’s s … more →
A Rosh Hashanah Wish for Israel/Palestine
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 2 months ago: Please read my editorial just published in the New York Jewish Week. Heartfelt thanks to editor extr … more →
Blocking for Obama
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 4 months ago: This past weekend JRC hosted a national conference for the regional organizers of Brit Tzedek v … more →
Iran for Iranians
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 5 months ago: In my final post from my visit to Iran this past fall, I wrote the following: We’d be foolish to den … more →
Bibi's History Tutorial
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 5 months ago: I’m in agreement with the pundits who conclude that there was absolutely nothing new for consi … more →
The Power of the Word
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 6 months ago: I’m going to step back from my regularly scheduled cynicism and simply savor the profound and … more →
Confessions of a Peace Process Cynic
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 6 months ago: Don’t get me wrong. I’m on board. I’m in there with the American Jews who are reas … more →
In Search of Perspective in Bil'in
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 6 months ago: Recently read a piece on Ynet describing the experience of IDF soldiers stationed in Bil’in … more →
"Now the Hard Work Starts..."
Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 6 months ago: So Netanyahu managed to spend his entire sojourn in DC without uttering the magic words “two s … more →
Tolan to Mitchell: "Good Luck"
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 9 months ago: Anyone with any illusions about the daunting task that lays ahead for Obama’s new Middle East … more →
Baskin: What the $%#@* Was it All For?
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 10 months ago: Are you ready to throw your head back and scream to the high heavens? Just read Gershon Baskin … more →
Rabbis on the Third Rail
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 10 months ago: Having nothing better to do, I spent a fair amount of time last week trying to spearhead a Rabbinica … more →
Over 1,000 Rabbis Can't Be Wrong
Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 10 months ago: Check out the video above, which was just released by Brit Tzedek v’Shalom to promote our Rabb … more →
Gaza: The Arrow Cannot Be Taken Back
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 10 months ago: “When an arrow leaves the hand of a warrior he cannot take it back.” (Mechilta of Rabbi Ishmae … more →
A Letter to Obama
Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 10 months ago: … more →
Arab Parties Nixed
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 11 months ago: This just in from Ha’aretz: (Israel’s) Central Elections Committee on Monday banned Arab … more →
Who Am I to Criticize?
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 11 months ago: You have no idea what it is like to live here. You don’t understand what we live with every da … more →
Israelis Protest Attack on Gaza
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Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 11 months ago: I’ve decided I’m not going to attend the Federation’s “Solidarity with Israe … more →
