ZRC in the News
No ceasefire until Hamas is defeated, hostages released
The Zionist Rabbinic Coalition, a coalition of hundreds of rabbis opposes calls for a ceasefire until all of the remaining hostages have been released and Hamas is no longer able to pose a threat to Israel. We also reject calls to place conditions on US aid to Israel....
Group of rabbis calls on Biden to ignore calls for a ceasefire in Gaza
Coverage in the Forward of the ZRC's statement opposing a ceasefire in Gaza and rejecting the conditioning of U.S. military aid to Israel. Read the article Read the statement
Rabbis and Christian Leaders Lobby for Israel
In January 2024, a coalition of 70 rabbis and Christian pastors came together under the auspices of multiple organizations to lobby for Israel on Capitol Hill. The group consisted of approximately 50 Christian leaders and 20 rabbis, from varying foundations such as...
The Shameful Behavior of Academic Women’s Associations
The National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) made two statements about the war in Gaza, neither of which mentioned the targeted attacks on women by Hamas despite indisputable evidence of sexual abuse and torture. The Zionist Rabbinic Coalition responded with an...
Rabbis express unequivocal solidarity
Rabbi Arthur Weiner was 6 years old in June 1967. He remembers the fear that he saw on the eve of the Six-Day War. And he remembers the fear in 1973, when he was 12 years old, and his rabbi announced on Yom Kippur morning that Israel had been attacked. “We found out...
Local Rabbis Join Rabbinic Letter of Unity and Solidarity With Israel
More than 1,000 rabbis from across the country signed onto a rabbinic letter of unity and solidarity with Israel that was initiated by the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition, whose chair is Congregation B’nai Tzedek Senior Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt. Many area rabbis signed the...
Over 1,000 American rabbis from diverse backgrounds join forces to support Israel
"We hope and pray that the vision of the Hebrew prophets shall come to pass, that 'all shall sit under their vine and fig tree, and none shall make them afraid.'" More than 1,000 American rabbis from various denominations and movements have come together to express...
Israeli heritage minister: Western Wall should be run like Orthodox synagogue
In Israel, Minister Eliyahu, a member of the extreme-right-wing Otzma Yehudit party, met with the ZRC rabbis and discussed current political events. Read full article in The Jerusalem Post »
Reform, Conservative rabbis meet with Religious Zionist Party minister
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, who heads the delegation, says that despite opposition back home, they decided to meet with Heritage Minister Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu because now is the time for "dialogue and honesty." Read full article in Israel Hayom »
Jonathan Tobin on ZRC
In a November 18, 2022 article in a nationally syndicated column by Jonathan Tobin entitled, “Israel’s Coalition Shouldn’t Write off American Jewry,” he recognizes the importance of the work of the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition. He wrote: … as much as the battle for the...
How the ZRC is Reviving Support for Zionism Among Rabbis by Jonathan Tobin
In Jonathan S. Tobin's recent featured column in JNS, he questions if Reform and Conservative Judaism support for Zionism can be revived, noting the disaffection for the Jewish state growing among Jewish liberals. He explains how the decline in pro-Israel sentiment...
JPost recognizes how ZRC Rabbis are working together to fight anti-Zionism
The Jerusalem Post recognized the work the ZRC is doing to counter the growing trend of incoming Reform and Conservative rabbis who feel they need to avoid or criticize Zionism. Read the full article »
“We can love and support Israel even if we disagree about the particulars of policy and current events.”