In a few days Jews from around the world will gather to welcome the New Year and to celebrate the holiest days on our calendar. Rabbis are working on our sermons and refining our messages for the largest crowds of the year.
Many of us will speak about Israel and the challenges facing it. We are being implored by many respected individuals who we have relied on to help interpret events in Israel to weigh in on the current crisis surrounding the controversy about judicial reform. Most of the calls for intervention are coming from one side of the debate, telling us that we must support their position and urge American Jews and our government to intervene to prevent Israel from becoming a dictatorship and ceasing to be a democracy.
