Rabbi Rick Jacobs , Rabbi Hara Person , and Dr. Andrew Rehfeld respond to the conference and offer their vision for the future of the movement 30
Read moreThe opening plenary of this year’s conference features conversations with Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, addresses from world leaders, remarks from AJC CEO Ted Deutch, a discussion with leading Israeli journalists about current affairs, and more. 33
Read moreAs part of his visit to Washington, D.C., Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a joint session of Congress, touching on key issues including the threat from Iran, the Abraham Accords, the current judicial overhaul debate in Israel and the “irreplaceable” US-Israel relationship. 38
Read moreRabbis Yael Splansky , A. Brian Stoller and Rabbi Dr. Lawrence A. Hoffman , discuss ways to better channel vibrant Reform Jewish spirituality through the medium of religious observance and practice. 44
Read moreYossi Cohen , and Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster discuss Israel-U.S. security collaboration and cooperation and more with Benjamin Anthony at the MirYam Institute International Security Briefing 34
Read moreActor, author, director, and neuroscience PhD Mayim Bialik discusses her Jewish journey, what it’s like to be proudly Jewish in Hollywood, how she’s responded to recent streams of antisemitism in the media and much more. 107
Read moreBoundless Co-Founder Dr. Rachel Fish, Rabbi Dan Levin of Temple Beth-El of Boca Raton, and Rabbi David Woznica of Stephen Wise Temple of Los Angeles discuss how to define action for the Jewish people and the greater world in the current climate. 32
Read moreYossi Shain, a former MK , emeritus professor at Georgetown University and liaison of Brandeis University in Israel, discusses Israel’s judicial reform, security situation, politics and U.S.-Israel relations with JPC’s Elie Klutstein 27
Read moreRabbis Joshua M. Davidson, Matthew D. Gewirtz and Tarlan Rabizadeh discussed the growing distance between North American liberal Jews and Israel, and their fraying connection with the concept of Jewish peoplehood during the SWFS conference. 83
Read moreRabbi Ammiel Hirsch delivers the keynote address for Re-Charging Reform Judaism, a conference of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue that convened clergy, educators and lay leaders to address the existential challenges facing the Reform Movement. 69
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