Comments on: Thoughts from my Israel trip (warning, rambling ahead) http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:18:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Josh http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/#comment-23730 Josh Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:52:38 +0000 http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/#comment-23730 Heidi - I agree, it's essential to have those difficult discussions about Israel and Judaism. In fact, they're essential to an ongoing sense of who we are. I've been searching out books and blogs that do this, usually from the left (an unintended consequence of my AIPAC, for sure!). Look out for a post on that shortly. Coffee will be good. Let's do it. (For those of you who are wondering, Heidi is working at a synagogue in my neighborhood, and I met her yesterday when I gave her a CD rack for the shul.) Heidi - I agree, it’s essential to have those difficult discussions about Israel and Judaism. In fact, they’re essential to an ongoing sense of who we are. I’ve been searching out books and blogs that do this, usually from the left (an unintended consequence of my AIPAC, for sure!). Look out for a post on that shortly.

Coffee will be good. Let’s do it.

(For those of you who are wondering, Heidi is working at a synagogue in my neighborhood, and I met her yesterday when I gave her a CD rack for the shul.)

]]> By: Heidi http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/#comment-23714 Heidi Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:14:17 +0000 http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/#comment-23714 Fascinating. My rabbinical school is spending this year focused on "Israel at 60," and recently we had a 3-day conference about talking/teaching/dealing with Israel as clergy. There was a lot of talk about how in this country we do Israel advocacy, not education, and how that has failed and the younger people (that's you, and me too) need something different. We in the Jewish community have to learn how to have the difficult conversations about Israel. I think confused is a completely appropriate response, and I'm confused too. I also think that in general, Americans like to see things in black and white. Look at our president, for heaven's sake. No grays in his world. I'd love to get coffee with you sometime and hear more about your trip, Josh. Fascinating. My rabbinical school is spending this year focused on “Israel at 60,” and recently we had a 3-day conference about talking/teaching/dealing with Israel as clergy. There was a lot of talk about how in this country we do Israel advocacy, not education, and how that has failed and the younger people (that’s you, and me too) need something different. We in the Jewish community have to learn how to have the difficult conversations about Israel. I think confused is a completely appropriate response, and I’m confused too. I also think that in general, Americans like to see things in black and white. Look at our president, for heaven’s sake. No grays in his world. I’d love to get coffee with you sometime and hear more about your trip, Josh.

]]> By: YVEL http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/#comment-23586 YVEL Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:55:30 +0000 http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/#comment-23586 i like that girl in the balcony i like that girl in the balcony

]]> By: Josh http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/#comment-23555 Josh Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:50:50 +0000 http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/#comment-23555 Rasputin's, baby! Rasputin’s, baby!

]]> By: Mike http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/#comment-23554 Mike Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:49:31 +0000 http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/#comment-23554 What Russian night club was it? What Russian night club was it?

]]> By: Josh http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/#comment-23441 Josh Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:40:09 +0000 http://www.levjoy.com/blog/2008/03/19/thoughts-from-my-israel-trip-warning-rambling-ahead/#comment-23441 Thanks Jed! Yeah, spirit, that's what it is! Thanks Jed! Yeah, spirit, that’s what it is!

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