On Tu Bishvat the IDF allowed the settlers to plant trees on robbed land of outposts that were built thanks to systematic and aggressive discrimination. But when Rabbi Yehiel Grenimann and volunteers of Rabbis for Human Rights wanted to help Palestinians to plant trees on their land, they were violently expelled. Continue reading →
Rabbi Gil Nativ finds in parashat ‘Teruma’ the way to make peace in the world. The month of Adar that begins on Friday, contains joy and a new message. Continue reading →
At-Tuwani — On February 15th 2012, the Israeli Army demolished five buildings in the Palestinian village of Saadet Tha’lah and destroyed a water tank and tore down 50 trees in the Palestinian village of Ar Rakeez Continue reading →
Security forces destroyed a home, two cisterns and four animal sheds in the village. Needless to say, these structures were critical for the continued survival of the Tha’alah residents. Continue reading →
We went out to plant trees in El Genia, but we encountered the army’s unnecessary violence. Read a moving description of the experience by Dr. Daniel Rorlich. Continue reading →
Rabbi Mira Raz replaces the Master of Slaves with the real master – he who created us all.
She teaches us about Masters and the limits of power from this weeks parsha: Mishpatim Continue reading →
On Tu B’shevat, the Jewish “New Year for Trees,” we tried to make our way out to the Palestinian village of Al Jenia (near Ramallah), to “plant a tree for peace,” to present a different Jewish face than the one of the extremists who made a “price tag” attack in the village last week. Unfortunately, our path was blocked by an IDF checkpoint Continue reading →
The Independence Tractate
The Independence Tractate (Massekhet Atzmaut), compiled by the Education Department of Rabbis for Human Rights, is a highly successful educational program, that had now been published in a second edition.