by Lauren Zilberman | Mar 27, 2026 | Human and Civil Rights, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Please include this supplement by NIFC Rabbinical Council member Rabbi Micah Streiffer in your Passover Seder. You can read the full text below or click here to download a printable PDF version.
by Lauren Zilberman | Mar 27, 2026 | Human and Civil Rights, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Just this past weekend, a group of settlers rampaged through at least six different locations near Jenin and Nablus, setting fire to homes and cars and viciously beating anyone who tried to stand in their way. This is only the latest in a string of attacks by settlers...
by Lauren Zilberman | Mar 13, 2026 | NIF, Shared Society and Combatting Racism, Social and Economic Justice
As I write this, my family is sitting in their shelter in Rishon L’Tzion, taking cover from Iranian bombs. I, on the other hand, am sitting in Trump’s America—in New York City, to be precise, where my two daughters, my husband, and I are safe and sound. As crazy as it...
by Lauren Zilberman | Feb 20, 2026 | New Initiatives for Democracy, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Healthy societies ought not be afraid of art, and ought not fear criticism. Yet Netanyahu and his coalition are constantly putting pressure on Israel’s artistic community to fall in line. For more than a decade, successive culture ministers under Netanyahu have sought...
by Lauren Zilberman | Feb 20, 2026 | Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Our Torah portion last week, Mishpatim, includes a famous verse, referenced often by Jews around the world: “You shall not wrong or oppress a stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt,” (Exodus 22:20). We usually understand this as a commandment to have...
by Lauren Zilberman | Jan 16, 2026 | NIF, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Dear friends, I was planning to write to you to introduce myself—to say how honored I am to be stepping into the role of Acting CEO of the New Israel Fund while Daniel takes his well-earned sabbatical. I am tremendously excited by this opportunity, but there...
