REFORM MOVEMENT STATEMENTS
The Moment We Are In, The Future We Pray For: A Statement from Reform Movement Institutions, January 30, 2024.
Public Statement – Do what is right: IMPJ (the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism) and MARAM statement on Jan. 28th right wing event promoting settlement in Gaza, January 30, 2024.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
We feel confident as a CCAR/ARZA/Israel Reform Rabbinic Cabinet that these resources are accurate and have minimal bias.
Program Outline for A Safe, Respectful Community Conversation
A 90-minute program lesson plan, created by Temple Sinai in Brookline MA, to be used or adapted in your synagogue-community to create a conversation of respectful speaking and listening, to allow adult community members to share their complicated and diverse set of thoughts, feelings and views with each other about the war and violence.
Unpacked Website: https://jewishunpacked.com/
Unpacked YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UNPACKED
Unpacked landing page for Israel at War for students and the public: https://jewishunpacked.com/israel-at-war/
Unpacked for Educators Israel at War landing page for educators: https://unpacked.education/program/israel-at-war/
Unpacked Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jewishunpacked/
Unpacked TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jewishunpacked?lang=en
Today Unpacked YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@todayunpacked
Unpacked podcasts can all be found here: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcasts/
Resource for secular educators teaching the Holocaust: https://www.stangreensponcenter.org/combating-rising-hatred/
PODCASTS
Ezra Klein’s NYTimes Podcast – a series of different episodes about Israel / Hamas war, from a variety of perspectives, with a variety of guests:
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-amjad-iraqi.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-yossi-klein-halevi.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-israel-palestine.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-tareq-baconi.html
For Heaven’s Sake: Israel at War
Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein of the Shalom Hartman Institute offer constructive discussions and debates on the Israel-Hamas War.
Daniel Gordis, one of the founders of Shalem College in Jerusalem, created this podcast for people to understand Israel with nuance through thoughtful analysis. Their goal is to provide interviews and content to help the listener understand the soul of Israel as events unfold and background needed to appreciate what is happening.
Shapes discourse and mobilizes support among American Jewish leaders and US policymakers for the realization of a viable two-state outcome. Developed by credible security experts.
Perfect Jewish Parents: Israel at War
In a series of special episodes, Perfect Jewish Parents hosts Masua Sagiv and Joshua Ladon explore the core questions and values these difficult moments illuminate so that parents, caregivers, and educators can navigate complex conversations with young people and meet this important moment.
An inside view of how Israel can warm your heart and make your blood boil. It’s a show by a journalist, a professor and an NGO professional who live in and love Israel even though it drives them crazy, and who each week discuss the latest in Israeli politics, culture, and society.
Overstressed overworked, overstimulated? Close your eyes, take a deep breath and tune in. In each episode Rabbi Josh Feigelson will guide with ancient wisdom and modern mindfulness practices to help center your soul and ease you into your week.
Go behind the scenes of Israeli history with self-confessed history nerd Noam Weissman. Each week, he offers a fresh perspective on some of the most controversial and interesting events in the country’s history. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about what Israel is all about – from multiple angles and viewpoints – this is the podcast for you.
SOCIAL MEDIA
These profiles offer effective messaging on Israel and the current war:
Recommended Instagram profiles to follow:
https://www.instagram.com/IDF : Official Account of the Israel Defense Forces
https://www.instagram.com/standwithus : Non-Profit Israel Education Organization
https://www.instagram.com/adl_national : Official Account of the Anti-Defamation League
https://www.instagram.com/ajc.global : Official Account of the American Jewish Committee
https://www.instagram.com/israelpolicyforum : Non-Partisan Education, Advocacy and Policy Research Organization
https://www.instagram.com/telavivinstitute : Non-Profit Social Media Lab Combating Antisemitism
https://www.instagram.com/jewishunpacked : Non-Profit Educational Organization
https://www.instagram.com/hillelintl : Official Account of Hillel International – The Foundation for Jewish Life on Campus
https://www.instagram.com/henmazzig : (Hen Mazzig) Senior Fellow, TLV Institute
https://www.instagram.com/friends_of_the_idf : Official Account of Friends of the IDF (Non-Profit Supporting Lone Soldiers)
https://www.instagram.com/israelcc : Official Account of the Israel on Campus Coalition
https://www.instagram.com/jfederations : Official Account of the Jewish Federations of North America
https://www.instagram.com/birthrightisrael_foundation : Official Account of Taglit Birthright Israel Foundation
Recommended Twitter profiles to follow:
https://twitter.com/NeriZilber : (Neri Zilber) Journalist, Analyst on Middle East Politics, Fellow at Israel Policy Forum
https://twitter.com/IsraelPolicy4m :Non-Partisan Education, Advocacy and Policy Research Organization
https://twitter.com/israelwarroom : Israel War News & 24-Hour Live Updates
https://twitter.com/hillelneuer : (Hillel Neuer) Executive Director of UN Watch
https://twitter.com/avimayer : (Avi Mayer) Editor-in-Chief, Jerusalem Post
https://twitter.com/StanwdWithUs : Non-Profit Israel Education Organization
https://twitter.com/TimesofIsrael : Official Account of The Times of Israel
https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post : Official Account of The Jerusalem Post
https://twitter.com/HenMazzig : (Hen Mazzig) Senior Fellow, TLV Institute
https://twitter.com/IsraelAtlanta : Official Account of the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeastern United States
https://twitter.com/CotlerWush : Israeli Envoy to Combat Antisemitism
https://twitter.com/JGreenblattADL : (Jonathan Greenblatt) CEO, Anti-Defamation League
https://twitter.com/ShiraEfron : (Shira Efron) Director of Research, Israel Policy Forum
https://twitter.com/ZionessMovement : Official Account of Zioness, a Progressive Zionist Social Justice Movement
https://twitter.com/YKleinHalevi : (Yossi Klein Halevi) NYT Bestselling Author and Senior Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem
Recommended TikTok profiles to follow:
https://www.tiktok.com/@adielofisrael : (Adiel Cohen) IDF Reservist & Social Media Influencer
https://www.tiktok.com/@israel : Official Account of the State of Israel
https://www.tiktok.com/@hen.mazzig : (Hen Mazzig) Senior Fellow, TLV Institute
https://www.tiktok.com/@camera_on_campus : Non-Partisan Organization Monitoring Bias in Media & Reporting
https://www.tiktok.com/@stand_with_us : Non-Profit Israel Education Organization
https://www.tiktok.com/@hillelintl : Official Account of Hillel International – The Foundation for Jewish Life on Campus
https://www.tiktok.com/@idf : Official Account of the Israel Defense Forces
The above resources have been recommended by the CCAR/ARZA/Reform Israel Rabbinic Cabinet. Suggestions for added resources can be sent to Rabbi Judy Schindler, schindlerj@queens.edu and Rabbi Max Miller, mmiller@teatlanta.org.