J Street Clergy Summer Book Club Reading Companions and Zoom Conversations
Click the titles below to download a free J Street Reading Companion to use with a book club group, or just on your own! Don’t forget to register and join us for the book club conversations and author talks this August!
The way in which the Trump administration claims it is combating antisemitism is not about protecting Jews — it is instead overtly abusing the issue to divide Americans, undermine democracy, and harm other vulnerable communities.
Rabbi Andrea London reflects, "May the glow of tonight’s fully lit chanukiah compel us to work together to increase holiness by illuminating our world with the light of justice."
“We light again because we won’t stop loving Israel into security and peace, which means lifting the neighboring Palestinians into a peace worth the risk,” writes Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson.
“The Maccabees showed that our perseverance, even in the face of the most daunting obstacles, is always the key to our liberation,” reflects Rabbi Ken Chasen.
Rabbi Dr. William Plevan shares, " “Our task now is to find those sources of light in the people who raise their voices and do the work, and remember that their light can overcome the most formidable obstacles.”
Rabbi Ariel Stone writes, “The opposite of despair, it is said, is not hope, but commitment. May the practice of lighting a candle against the darkness every day strengthen our commitment to seek the light in our place, and to add our own to it.”
As this devastating war rages on, it’s time to confront a hard truth: Supporting Israel doesn’t always mean unquestioning endorsement of its government’s actions or the automatic provision of foreign aid.
