Elu V’Elu: The duality of life in Israel right now – An American perspective
Life in Israel is the embodiment of the duality and contradictions of the Jewish condition. Elu v’Elu (these and these). Sweet parsley dipped in salty water. Breaking a glass at a joyous wedding....
View ArticleTime to cultivate a familial love of Israel
My wife and I agree on just about everything – from the superficial stuff like decorating styles for our house to the more important decisions like parenting calls. But every once in a while we’ll...
View Article2015 Graduation Message: Don’t Wait!
I have always wanted to be invited to give a speech at a commencement ceremony. And since I am not sure it will ever happen, I decided to use my remarks at our OFJCC Leslie Family Preschool Graduation...
View ArticleWhat I Learned from my Dad
Today is both Father’s Day and the 6-Month Anniversary of my father’s passing. So in honor of his memory, I want to share a few thoughts on what I learned from my dad. For he was, among other things,...
View ArticleHow to have the conversation about Israel at your JCC or synagogue
On Sunday, November 22, more than 750 attendees participated in an all-day conference at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, California called “Zionism 3.0: Israel’s place in tomorrow’s world.” In...
View ArticleIt’s Time for a Universal Yom HaShoah Tradition — and Meal
Did you know today is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day? What will you do differently today? Maybe you will wear white. Maybe you will go to a ceremony at your local JCC or synagogue. Maybe you...
View ArticleMr. Kerry – thou dost protest too much!
America’s abstention on the anti-Israel resolution at the UNSC was shameful, and Secretary Kerry’s hypocritical tongue-lashing yesterday was an unprecedented foreign policy disaster. Here are six...
View ArticleZionism 3.0
For the first time in Jewish history, there is both a strong Jewish Homeland and a strong Jewish Diaspora. And it raises fundamental questions about our Jewish future. What will the relationship...
View ArticleElu V’Elu: The duality of life in Israel right now – An American perspective
Life in Israel is the embodiment of the duality and contradictions of the Jewish condition. Elu v’Elu (these and these). Sweet parsley dipped in salty water. Breaking a glass at a joyous wedding....
View ArticleTime to cultivate a familial love of Israel
My wife and I agree on just about everything – from the superficial stuff like decorating styles for our house to the more important decisions like parenting calls. But every once in a while we’ll...
View Article2015 Graduation Message: Don’t Wait!
I have always wanted to be invited to give a speech at a commencement ceremony. And since I am not sure it will ever happen, I decided to use my remarks at our OFJCC Leslie Family Preschool Graduation...
View ArticleWhat I Learned from my Dad
Today is both Father’s Day and the 6-Month Anniversary of my father’s passing. So in honor of his memory, I want to share a few thoughts on what I learned from my dad. For he was, among other things,...
View ArticleHow to have the conversation about Israel at your JCC or synagogue
On Sunday, November 22, more than 750 attendees participated in an all-day conference at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, California called “Zionism 3.0: Israel’s place in tomorrow’s world.” In...
View ArticleIt’s Time for a Universal Yom HaShoah Tradition — and Meal
Did you know today is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day? What will you do differently today? Maybe you will wear white. Maybe you will go to a ceremony at your local JCC or synagogue. Maybe you...
View ArticleMr. Kerry – thou dost protest too much!
America’s abstention on the anti-Israel resolution at the UNSC was shameful, and Secretary Kerry’s hypocritical tongue-lashing yesterday was an unprecedented foreign policy disaster. Here are six...
View ArticleZionism 3.0
For the first time in Jewish history, there is both a strong Jewish Homeland and a strong Jewish Diaspora. And it raises fundamental questions about our Jewish future. What will the relationship...
View ArticleIs there a future for Jews in Poland?
If the rest of the Diaspora stays connected to the Polish Jewish community, then yes
View ArticleFinding Your Community
Earlier this year, I had the honor of giving the commencement address at Kehillah Jewish High School in Palo Alto, CA. My theme for my speech was “Find Your Community.” A number of people have asked...
View ArticleI support Israel because I am progressive
There’s a difference between legitimate criticism and one-sided, biased condemnation of a country trying to protect its citizens
View ArticleTime for a New Jewish Operating System
This is the speech delivered by Zack Bodner at the opening plenary of the 2022 Annual Z3 Conference. The Z3 Project is an initiative of the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, California to reimagine...
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