This Shabbat, Rabbi Deborah Joselow, UJA’s chief planning officer, updated us on the work in New York and Israel and celebrated the deep partnership between PAS and UJA. She told us how our community's support helped provide healing retreats for survivors of the attack on the Nova Music Festival,...

Brothers and Sisters in Arms is a nationwide movement established to protect Israel’s democratic and Jewish values. This mission is now more urgent than ever due to the ongoing attempts to overhaul the judicial system, Israel’s primary custodian of human rights. Their delegation will discuss how ...

At a time when the divisions in Israel are greater than ever and Jews and Arabs live in separation, fear, and violence, Hand in Hand is on a mission to change the narrative. In this special session of Contemporary Jewish Thought, join Rabbi Zuckerman in dialogue with two leaders from Hand in Hand...

Celebrate our long-standing relationship with the Jewish Theological Seminary. We welcomed JTS Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz to share remarks from the bimah during services.

In partnership with Friends of the IDF, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus, senior fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former IDF spokesperson, will join Rabbi Zuckerman for an exclusive briefing. He recently retired as an IDF Lieutenant Colonel, after serving in the IDF for 24 ...

Family members of Oded Lifshitz, Yocheved Lifshitz (released), Eli Sharabi, and Yossi Sharabi z"l shared remarks with the community during Kabbalat Shabbat services.

Rabbi Zuckerman and PAS members Alyssa First and Stacey Maman shared reflections on their recent PAS trip to Israel.

Orit Meir and Galia David, whose sons were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, addressed PAS at Kabbalat Shabbat.
Meir is the mother of Almog Meir-Jan, a 21-year-old civilian. David is the mother of Evvatar David, a 23-year-old civilian.
The abductees were filmed by Hamas, bound and in captivity ins...

After the horrors of October 7 and the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, the situation has continued to develop and grow in complexity. Go beyond the headlines with Dr. Michael Koplow, Chief Policy Officer at Israel Policy Forum, and take a deeper look at the situation in Israel, includin...

Rabbi Cosgrove, Bret Stephens, Editor-in-Chief of SAPIR, and Rachel Fish, co-founder of the nonprofit Boundless, discuss the geopolitical impact, the American Jewish communal implications, and our collective responsibilities during this crisis and beyond.

During Kabbalat Shabbat, special guest Michal Cotler-Wunsh, LL.B, LL.M, shared remarks from the bimah about the sharp rise in antisemitism around the world since Hamas’ attack on Israel.

“You are each boots on the ground . . . We have to combat antisemitism together.”

Our Shlichim (Israeli Emissaries) spoke of her family's harrowing experience on Saturday, October 7 surviving the terrorist attack on Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

Gili Roman, brother of Israeli hostage Yarden Roman, shared his sister’s story with the PAS community.

In his remarks during Kabbalat Shabbat, Cardinal Timothy Dolan recognizes the olive branches from neighbors and friends, including the Catholic Church, that the Jewish community needs at this time.

We hosted a conversation with Rabbi Fein, the Senior Director of Engagement at Columbia/Barnard Hillel. We invited our college students and their families to join us for this conversation about antisemitism on college campuses. This evening provided our students an opportunity to embrace their J...

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of ADL, confronts America's moral dilemma when it comes to calling out antisemitism and the attacks committed against Israel, but lets us know that, amidst the darkness, the dawn is coming.

During Kabbalat Shabbat, Yair Golan, Israeli politician and senior military officer, shared remarks.

Upon their return from recent clergy missions to Israel, Cantor Schwartz and Rabbi Zuckerman share reflections on their experiences of being there during this crisis and key takeaways from their journeys.

How will we react to the seismic rightward shift in the Israeli government following last month’s election? Rabbi Cosgrove enjoins us that while our love and support of Israel must not waver, we must openly discuss our concerns for sake of the future unity of the Jewish people.

How do we support Israel when we object to the actions of its government? Rabbi Cosgrove enjoins us that our support is, if anything, more essential now than ever. We must uphold and assist ventures that work toward establishing an Israel that reflects our values.

MK Rabbi Gilad Kariv, the first reform rabbi in the Knesset and No. 3 in the Israeli Labor Party, joined us Shabbat services to discuss the current State of Israel amid its recent power shift. Over the past few months, MK Rabbi Kariv has proved to be one of the leading voices in the defense of Is...

Rabbis Cosgrove and Zuckerman reflect on their UJA mission to Israel with other rabbis from New York, where they will meet governmental and non-governmental leaders and a wide range of Israelis living and working within the changing political landscape. The rabbis discuss their experience on the ...

With the current political crisis unfolding in Israel, there is no more timely an occasion to come together to discuss and debate the State of Israel’s founding document, its Declaration of Independence. Led by educators from BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change, we’ll examine this documen...