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Rabbi Brant Rosen
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Rabbi Brant Rosen is the Rabbi of Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation (JRC) in Evanston, IL. He is the the co-founder of Ta'anit Tzedek -- Jewish Fast for Gaza and serves as the Chairperson of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council. He blogs regularly at Shalom Rav (www.rabbibrant.com)

Blog Entries by Rabbi Brant Rosen

Rabbis Support Protestant Leaders' Call to End Unconditional Military Aid to Israel

(24) Comments | Posted October 22, 2012 | 5:40 PM

Last week, a letter was sent to Congress by several prominent American Christian leaders that called on lawmakers to "make U.S. military aid to Israel contingent upon its government's compliance with applicable US laws and policies." While most wouldn't consider it unreasonable for our nation to insist that...

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They Are Young, Jewish, Proud: Are We Ready to Let Them In?

(59) Comments | Posted September 29, 2011 | 12:43 PM

"How do we reach Jewish young people?" has long been one of the central mantras of the organized Jewish community, as those of us who work as Jewish professionals can surely attest. But while we wring our hands over at the state of the Jewish future, a remarkable new generation...

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The Settlement Freeze: Painted Into a Corner?

(33) Comments | Posted September 30, 2010 | 12:15 PM

The deadline on Israel's "settlement freeze" has come and gone. On the West Bank, construction crews are gearing back up and the settler celebrations have begun. Abbas is mulling over his options with the Arab League. Once again, the peace process seems...

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Beyond the Flotilla, the Crackdown Continues

(8) Comments | Posted June 2, 2010 | 9:55 PM

As I read the myriad of reactions to the Gaza Freedom Flotilla tragedy last Sunday, I'm struck by one recurring theme: the sense of astonishment that these activists responded to the Israeli Navy with violence.

In other words, they didn't act according to the script. They didn't behave...

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Alan Dershowitz and the Politics of Desperation

(80) Comments | Posted May 11, 2010 | 8:25 PM

I've noticed an interesting pattern in Alan Dershowitz's recent HuffPo columns.

On April 21 he smeared Jeremy Ben Ami and the pro-peace, pro-Israel lobbying group J Street, putting words in Ben Ami's mouth and saying that J Street has "gone over to the dark side."

On May 4 it was...

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