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Articles by Shelley Kedar
The Blogs: Connecting Israeli and Jewish Teens: Lessons From Campers2Gether
Picture this: An Israeli teenager who has never shaken hands with a Jewish peer from beyond their borders, and an American Jewish teen who knows Israel only through headlines and hashtags. Two crucial pieces of our shared future, part of the same ancient story, yet strangers to each other’s dreams. This isn’t a hypothetical scenario—it’s the reality that has defined the past five years. Global crises have woven a web of separation between Israelis and Jews worldwide.
Middle East Press On: Hamas, Israel, Jewish Identity, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Gaza, and Palestine: New Age Islam's Selection, 13 February 2025
13 February 2025 ------ Hamas Must Decide To Continue the Deal Or Let 'All Hell Break Loose By Jpost Editorial February 13, 2025 The events of this past week have definitively proven that the hostage-ceasefire deal not only hangs on by a thread; that thread is vital to the fabric of the Middle East as we know it today. In other words, Saturday at noon is make-or-break time.
Returning to Israel educational travel is essential for Jewish identity - opinion
The ceasefire agreement offers not only a glimmer of hope for Israel educational travel, but also a crucial opportunity for Israeli society to invest in restrengthening this field. There’s truly no substitute for spending time in Israel. You discover new food, smells, people, language, and weather. You can be yourself. So many things about Israel are both implicitly and explicitly Jewish, enabling you to find innovative ways of connecting to Judaism and finding a sense of belonging.
At times of challenge and controversy, Jewish peoplehood is a timeless value
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said in 1963, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” His remark is prescient, to say the least, when it comes to the state of Black-Jewish relations in the present.
How Israeli Emissaries Are Trained For Service In Diaspora
Famed author of Hebrew fiction S.Y. Agnon, the first Israeli to win a Nobel Prize, back in 1966, once said, “When times change, actions change. And when actions change, words change.” Agnon’s prescient words, spoken almost half a century ago, describe the current shifting dynamics in the relationship between Israel and the Jewish world — and how both the State of Israel and Jewish organizations must address those changes.
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