New Menorah/Rosh Hashanah 5762

Sheikh Abdul Hadi Palazzi

A Muslim Viewpoint of Jerusalem as the Eternal Capital of the Jews

Any discussion of the problem of sovereignty ov

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

And God Tested the Children of Abraham

In the Middle East we are living in an experiment that cannot be

Ali Abunimah

Another bloodstained dawn: March 5, 2001

The Israeli army has dug a trench around the entire city of Jericho. Now, the city's 30,000 res

Rabbi David Zaslow

Compassionate Listening

The Compassionate Listening Project (www.mideastdiplomacy.org

Devorah Brous

David — or Goliath?

Copper nails, two inches in length, two inches in width, dangling from an intricate brass chain. An indeli

Rabbi Daniel Siegel

From Tisha B'Av to Rosh Hashanah:
A Message from our Rabbinic Director

The Shabbat before Tish'a b'Av, the ninth day of Av on which both our temples we

Introduction/Editorial Map for this On-Line New Menorah

As Rosh Hashanah 5762 approaches, the present explosion of violence between Israelis and Palestinians is a year old. And on Rosh Hashana

Rabbi Arthur Waskow

Peacemaking, Karma-stopping

During the ALEPH Kallah, we had an extraordinary — intense — respectful — I hope f

Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener

Sh'ma: The Practice of Hearing

There have been better days for reconciliation work. The essential insight of reco

Rabbi Naomi Oren

Toward a Real Shalom

I wonder how many times a day an "observant" Jew chants, utters or sings the word "shalom". I recognize how gl