Reject Peter Beinart’s Prescription for Violence By Peter Reitzes In a widely read New York Times op-ed titled I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State, Peter Beinart recently called for the elimination of Israel as a Jewish state. Beinart’s arguments to eliminate Israel have been easily refuted by luminaries such as Rabbi Daniel Gordis … Read more
Carly Pildis joins Peter Reitzes on the Voice4Israel podcast to discuss her column You don’t have to choose between Black Lives Matter and Israel. Pildis details the importance of standing in solidarity with black lives while reminding the Jewish community “if you aren’t at the table, you’re on the menu.” Ms. Pildis is asked how … Read more
Rabbi Fred Guttman joins Peter Reitzes on the Voice4Israel podcast to discuss how to talk to children about the Holocaust. Rabbi Guttman starts the conversation by sharing that Holocaust education for Jewish children begins with learning about Judaism and being proud of your religion and who you are. Fred Guttman is the rabbi of Temple … Read more
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President Emeritus of the Union for Reform Judaism Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President Emeritus of the Union for Reform Judaism, joins Peter Reitzes on the Voice4Israel podcast to discuss his love of Israel, the dangers of BDS, and maintaining red lines in synagogues. Rabbi Yoffie is asked about his seminal articles … Read more
Benjamin Ryberg, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Research at The Lawfare Project, joins Peter Reitzes to discuss its impressive victory against anti-Israel discrimination. Mr. Ryberg served as lead council on the Lawfare Project’s victory and settlement against the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), an organization in the United States that initially refused to sell advertising space … Read more
Anat Sultan-Dadon, Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States, joins Peter Reitzes on the Voice4Israel podcast to discuss Israel’s quest for peace and her important work representing Israel in the United States. On today’s podcast, Consul General Sultan-Dadon is asked about working with allies to have states adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance ‘s … Read more
Susan B. Tuchman, Director of the Zionist Organization of America’s Center for Law & Justice, joins Peter Reitzes to discuss using the law to protect the safety of Jewish students at Duke University. On today’s podcast, Ms. Tuchman is asked to review the initial complaint that the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) filed in 2019 with the … Read more
Jenny Aharon joins Peter Reitzes on the Voice4Israel podcast to discuss her recent column Israel, a super democracy published in the Jerusalem Post. Ms. Aharon discusses Israel’s democracy and current power sharing agreement, Israel’s impressive response to COVID-19, the White House Peace Plan, feminism and Zionism, and much more. Jenny Aharon is the director of Golden Gate Public Affairs … Read more
Non-Jewish allies displayed the Star of David in support of JewishAndProud. Being Visibly Jewish Supports Other Religious Minorities By Peter Reitzes When I began working in a North Carolina public school eight years ago, I was the only Jewish staff member in the building. On Sunday January 5, the last day of my school’s holiday … Read more
During a Chanukah celebration in late 2019 in Monsey, NY, a rabbi’s house was invaded and five Jews were stabbed. 71 year-old Josef Neumann is one of the stabbing victims. Neumann was severely wounded and may never regain consciousness. Neuman’s family issued a statement concluding: “We urge fellow Jews across the United States and around … Read more
