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Word on the Street: Difficult Questions and Hard Truths

With the resumption of rocket fire from Gaza at the very moment the cease-fire expired this morning, all...

Meeting with MKs during the J Street Mission

Last Wednesday, our group of J Street leaders from the United States and J Street U students spending...

What a Difference Two Months Makes

I confess that when we received the itinerary for our two-day mission, I was a bit disappointed that...

A voice of hope?

I’ve been a rabbi for six years. I have counseled people who have lost children to cancer and...

Our allies are counting on us

The paramount lesson I am taking from this mission is this: American Jews cannot be complacent. We can't...

Supporter Spotlight: Phyllis Snyder

Supporter Spotlight on Phyllis Snyder, Chair of J Street Philadelphia.

Why I made this trip

Two nights ago, I awoke at 2:00 AM, threw on my dress, and met my Russian neighbors in...

Why I’m here

I'm on the ground in Israel, writing from Jerusalem, with a J Street delegation of lay leaders, students...

A Letter from Tel Aviv

As an Israeli as well as a peace activist, I have lived a kind of double life for...