Among the recent public letters was one from dozens of Orthodox rabbis demanding “moral clarity” to what they called a #HumanitarianCrisis.

As Israel’s tactics in Gaza have increasingly provoked international condemnation, rabbis from across the world are taking the unusual step of speaking out against the Israeli government’s conduct in the #war, on moral & religious grounds.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/us/rabbis-gaza.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Perhaps most notably, those raising concerns now include a small group of Orthodox #rabbis, whose communities have broadly not wavered in their support of #Israel throughout the #war.

Last week ~80 Orthodox rabbis signed an open letter demanding “moral clarity, responsibility, & a #Jewish Orthodox response” to the #HumanitarianCrisis in #Gaza. Signers included chief rabbis of #Poland & #Norway, & the fmr chief rabbi of #Ireland. Organizers said that >½ of those who signed were from the #US.

Associations representing Reform congregations & Conservative #rabbis — denominations that encompass nearly half of American #Jews — have called for #Israel to release additional #aid, citing Jewish values & what one group called a “moral priority” to feed the hungry. Nearly three dozen rabbis were arrested in demonstrations in #NewYork & #Washington last month, calling for more aid to #Gaza & for Israel & its prime minister, Benjamin #Netanyahu, to end the #war.

#genocide#WarCrimes

Among the recent public letters was one from dozens of Orthodox rabbis demanding “moral clarity” to what they called a #HumanitarianCrisis.

As Israel’s tactics in Gaza have increasingly provoked international condemnation, rabbis from across the world are taking the unusual step of speaking out against the Israeli government’s conduct in the #war, on moral & religious grounds.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/us/rabbis-gaza.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare