Seek Peace Jerusalem6 days ago2 minזעקה למען משפחת סומרין בכותל המערבי - JNF Don't Uproot the SumarinsEnglish follows Hebrew שלום שואל\ות שלום ירושלים! היום התכנסנו ליד הכותל לזעוק זעקה למען משפחת סומרין. להלן המסר שביקשנו להעביר: מטרים ספ...
Seek Peace JerusalemJun 121 min‘We were like grasshoppers’: a new readingby Diana Lipton American Bird Grasshopper (Wikipedia) This post presents a new – please correct me if I’m wrong – reading of what the sp...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 261 minThe Jerusalem family at risk of losing their home – and how we can help by Anna RoiserLast Friday, we celebrated Jerusalem Day, the anniversary of the day in 1967 when the Jewish people regained access to our holy sites in ...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 224 minלהיאבק או להתחבק - על הרגע שבו ניתן השם ישראל וההשלכות שלו על פינוי משפחות היום בירושליםביום ירושלים חברתנו מרב מזא"ה הובילה אותנו לתוך ניתוח מעמיק של המושג "ישראל" לאור הרגע שבו ניתן שם זה ליעקב בספר בראשית. השיעור התקיים במ...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 221 minOn Yom Yerushalayim tell the KKL-JNF: Don’t evict the Sumarin family by Rabbi Arik AschermanYom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) and the eve of the Shabbat preceding the Shavuot holiday. Two thoughts come to mind. On Yom Yerushalayi...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 211 minJerusalem Day and a Day in Jerusalem - by Diana LiptonIn this essay about Jerusalem Day and Jerusalem, Diana Lipton focuses our attention not only on spiritual and philosophic aspects of the ...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 195 minWhere are the courts? The Story of the Sumarin Family There are many ways to tell the story of the Sumarin family. The complex legal details span decades of court decisions. But the bottom li...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 152 minEviction (part 6 of 6) by Diana Lipton: It’s MineIn the sixth and final chapter in her series on family evictions in light of Torah teaching, Sha'alu Sh'lom Yerushalayim member Diana Lip...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 1514 minThe Weight of Gold – Parashat Behar-Behukkotai – by Rabbi Moshe SilverIn his commentary on this week's Torah portion, Sha'alu Sh'lom Yerushalayim member Rabbi Moshe Silver dives into the deep meaning of Tora...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 151 minEviction (part 5 of 6) by Diana Lipton: The Mayor of JerusalemFollowing years of dedicated work, the Israel Land Fund succeeded in evicting a three-generation Palestinian family from its East Jerusal...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 151 minEviction (part 4 of 6) by Diana Lipton: HomelessFollowing years of dedicated work, the Israel Land Fund, succeeded in evicting a three-generation Palestinian family from its East Jerusa...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 151 minEviction (Part 3 of 6) by Diana Lipton: A Cry for CompassionAlmost exactly a month ago, following years of dedicated work by the Israel Land Fund, a three-generation Palestinian family was evicted ...
Seek Peace JerusalemDec 3, 20197 minWhy It’s Wrong to Evict Arab Families in East JerusalemTwo brothers of the Sabbagh family outside their former home in Yaffo. They now face eviction for the second time.
Seek Peace JerusalemJun 27, 20191 minEviction (part 2 of 6): If 60 is the new 40, and orange is the new black, who is the new Jeremiah?Some texts serve as keys to unlock other texts. The Song of Songs can be read as a key that unlocks the Torah’s hidden, mystical dimension.
Seek Peace JerusalemJun 27, 20191 minEviction (Part 1 of 6): The Law Is an Ass - by Diana LiptonThe Torah, especially the sections we’re reading now, shows deep awareness of precisely this problem – law’s potential to aid and abet injus
Seek Peace JerusalemJun 4, 20194 minWe must not evict the Sabbagh familyOriginally published by Shaiya Rothberg, April 5th 2019, in Times of Israel: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/we-must-not-evict-the-sabbag...
Seek Peace JerusalemJun 4, 201911 min‘In your own words’ – 3 evacuation storiesOriginally published by Diana Lipton in Times of Israel, April 22, 2019: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/in-your-own-words-3-evacuation-s...
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