⚠️ OP-ED | "Piling on Israel has become a growing sport, particularly in Europe," writes B’nai B’rith CEO Dan Mariaschin in Kathimerini. But the "blame-Israel-for-everything camp is intentionally, or unwittingly, missing the point." Until the stain of institutional hatred against Israel and the Jewish people is eliminated, we will remain consigned to struggles that should instead be focused on building a peaceful and prosperous Middle East. Read more in Kathimerini English Edition. (fb)

Rabbi Shira Stutman, founding rabbi of Sixth & I Synagogue, spoke with us in 2017 while serving as rabbi and director of Jewish programming at the historic Washington, D.C., congregation. Today, she is the full-time rabbi of the Aspen Jewish Congregation. When we asked her then, “What does it mean to be Jewish?” for our #0dot2 video series, she explained that her focus was on creating Jewish meaning and building community for young professionals. Rabbi Shira was part of our Zero.Dot.Two Initiative, launched ahead of our 175th anniversary to explore Jewish identity, educate social media users about Judaism, combat anti-Semitism and highlight the Jewish connection to Israel. With more than 15 million Jewish individuals in today’s world, Jews make up about 0.2% of the global population. What does being Jewish mean to Rabbi Shira? 🎥 Watch her response here: https://youtu.be/lg_cKX53J6c?list=PLHYADkMLYuZP-UEQfz4NEUeqLfuObf9R3 What does it mean to you to be Jewish? Share your answer in the comments. (fb)