Is the purpose of the sermon to bring people together or to challenge them? For some rabbis, politics is verboten; others say talking about Israel is unavoidable – even if it risks upsetting their congregants

As millions of American Jews attend their synagogues in the coming weeks, they need to hear from their communal and religious leaders brave words of truth about what the Netanyahu…

Is the purpose of the sermon to bring people together or to challenge them? For some rabbis, politics is verboten; others say talking about Israel is unavoidable – even if it…