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Rabbi Avi Weiss

Rabbi Avi Weiss is the founding rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Bronx, N.Y.; founder of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and Yeshivat Maharat rabbinical schools; and a co-founder of the International Rabbinic Fellowship.

Eliot Engel listened. He spoke with clarity and purpose. And he never forgot where he came from; he never forgot his Jewish roots.
The truest measure of my worth is the extent to which I help you recognize and realize yours.
A significant portion of the Arab world knows its well-being depends on the downfall of Iran and its proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah foremost among them.
Slander, once loosed, is nearly impossible to fully retrieve.
This is a chance to help Israel eliminate Iran’s nuclear threat once and for all.
With all of our differences, have we done enough to make sure that we are encircled—not divided but together as one peoplehood?
Numerous Israelis have now given their lives for a cause that directly aligns with American interests.
In the midst of the darkness, we, as a people, are emanating light.
Even as it suffered a colossal intelligence failure, Israel will overcome.
“Behold, I accept upon myself the commandment of the Lord to love my neighbor as myself.”
At our Passover tables, when we declare “Next Year in Jerusalem,” we ought to have in mind the MIAs who gave their lives for our homeland. We need to see the fulfillment of the words of the Prophet Jeremiah: “The children will return to their land.”