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Weekly Torah portion: On Aaron the Peacemaker
In Parashat Ki Tissa, Rabbi Dr. Ron Kronish considers the leadership differences between Moses and Aaron, and challenges all of us, as elections approach, to ask ourselves which of our leaders can show...
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Purim Thoughts 5775: There is meaning in absurdity
With elections just two weeks away, Rabbi Ascherman, president and senior rabbi of RHR, shares his thoughts on Purim and the importance of knowing the difference between wrong and right. “So, on this...
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March 2015 elections: Questionnaire for political candidates
As elections draw closer, we have been pleased to note that there has been a great deal of discussion regarding public housing and other socioeconomic justice issues. However, we in RHR are asking all...
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Questions no party has answered – public housing
Rabbis for Human Rights is pleased that the conversation on public housing and other social justice issues has taken such a prominent stage in this year’s election. Nevertheless, there are still...
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March 2015 elections: What do the parties have to say on the Bedouin?
As Israel prepares to go to the polls on March 17th, RHR encourages all to bring the values of human rights with them into the booth. We therefore will be releasing the stated platforms of the...
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Questions no party has answered – The Bedouin
As elections approach, each day we will be asking a different question that no party has addressed yet concerning human rights. Today, our question is in regard to the Bedouin. We ask, “Is your party...
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March 2015 Elections: What do the parties say on refugees and asylum seekers?
As Israel prepares to go to the polls on Tuesday, RHR encourages all to bring the values of human rights with them into the booth. We therefore will be releasing the stated platforms of the political...
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Questions no party has answered
As elections approach, each day we will be asking a different question that no party has addressed yet concerning human rights. Today’s question deals with the Bedouin: Does your party support...
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Weekly parasha: Taking steps to make things right
In parashat Vayikrah, Rabbi Ed Rettig explores what must be done when “the community of Israel sins.” In the past, our ancestors would use sacrifice as a way to right the wrongs, but in modern days, we...
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No country for non-Jews? Rabbi Ascherman’s Initial reaction to the 2015...
No Country for Non-Jews? Initial Reaction of RHR’s President on what the Elections Tell Us about Israeli Society and Our Task as a Rabbinic Human Rights Organization There is still the possibility of...
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