We just returned from a 10-day mission through the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Israel: The Abraham Accords countries. As guests of their governments, this diplomatic delegation was comprised of the executive committee of the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition (ZRC), a network of rabbis from all movements and denominations in North America devoted to fostering a relationship that transcends differences over any particular policy and affirms our unbreakable bond with and support of the State of Israel. Chaired by our founder, Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, our delegation was comprised of 12 leaders of the ZRC — Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform — from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida, Washington, DC, Ohio, Illinois, and California, all of us in agreement that love and support for Israel must stand as a central tenet in our rabbinate.
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