Higgeldy-piggelty discussions on Israel
Shana GoldbergSep 10, 2009
Following up on Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s lecture last week in Zurich, I find myself with one thought: how unclear and unfocused discussion on the Arab-Israeli...
Nuggets from Rabbi Riskin’s speech
Shana GoldbergSep 03, 2009
Here are some nuggets from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s* public lecture tonight in Zurich. The lecture intended to explore Israel’s problems from both within and...
New Israeli ambassador faces pressure from Netanyahu, US Jews and the White House
Shana GoldbergAug 21, 2009
WASHINGTON Tweeted, a diplomats job would look something like this: Explain home abroad, explain abroad home. In recent weeks, its seemed as if the job...
Is New Israel Fund aiding enemies?
Shana GoldbergAug 06, 2009
THIS year marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of the New Israel Fund. During this time, NIFs far-reaching work has had a profound impact on Israeli civil...
Jewish groups assail Obama’s ‘favoritism’
Shana GoldbergJul 31, 2009
WASHINGTON Any good therapist will tell you: Theres pressure that hurts and theres pressure that heals. Two weeks after President Obama promised more of the...
Jews meet Obama
Shana GoldbergJul 16, 2009
WASHINGTON Top Jewish organizational leaders expressed support for President Obamas Middle East peace strategies at a White House meeting but said the president...
Been there, done that
Shana GoldbergJul 03, 2009
As the Obama administration and pundits nationwide continue to debate healthcare reform, how about the point of view of someone who’s lived under a nationalized...
Trips to Israel, life story, tie Sotomayor to Jews
Shana GoldbergMay 28, 2009
WASHINGTON Jewish groups dont generally endorse US Supreme Court nominees. The tears and choked sobs when Sonia Sotomayor accepted President Obamas nomination on...
Great-great-great-grandfather
Shana GoldbergMay 28, 2009
Immediately after Shabbat ended on May 23, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, the worlds leading halachic authority, was informed that he has become a great-great-great...
AIPAC indictees off the hook
Shana GoldbergMay 07, 2009
WASHINGTON Baruch Weiss, the young lawyer who helped cripple the governments case against two former AIPAC staffers, says the prosecutions loss is a great...
