The article below originally appeared in The Times of Israel. It discusses our foundation’s partnership with Haifa University to create Israel’s first academic program to study US Jewry. – Jay By: Haviv Rettig Gur Israel’s top leaders and senior officials are in New York this week for the UN General Assembly and rounds of peace ... Read More

This past Tuesday, MK Nachman Shai (Labor) launched a new caucus in the Knesset dedicated to the issue of Israel-US relations. Our foundation is a partner in this initiative. Below is a post from MK Shai about the launch that originally appeared in eJewish Philanthropy. –Jay By: MK Dr. Nachman Shai Although dozens of parliamentary ... Read More

Friends, I hope you enjoy this op-ed of mine that ran in a recent edition of eJewishphilanthropy.  In it I make the case for including American olim (new immigrants to Israel) in the Knesset. This will both raise awareness among Israeli lawmakers about the American perspective on Israeli politics and increase Israelis’ understanding of this ... Read More

Dear Friends, Today I share with you the second of two op-eds by members of the Israeli Knesset that appeared on JTA, the primary global news service of the Jewish community. It may be surprising, at a time when many of us are tiring of election season, to hear about how our democracy is viewed ... Read More

Dear Friends, Today I share with you the first of two op-eds by members of the Israeli Knesset that appeared recently on JTA, the primary global news service of the Jewish community. As always, please feel free to share your thoughts and comments with me and all our readers.  We want to hear from you. ... Read More

The Israel-American Jewish Community Knesset Caucus for strengthening relations with the American Jewish Community convened Monday for a special session with guest speaker Abraham Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League. Established by MK Ronit Tirosh following her participation in the first Ruderman Fellowship Program in the US, the caucus promotes awareness and engagement among MK’s on issues affecting ... Read More

Below is an op-ed that appeared in the Jewish Week which I co-authored with Yedidia Stern, Vice President of Research at the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI). The op-ed was published in honor of Israel’s 65th Independence Day. We are proud to partner with IDI on the Human Rights and Judaism Project to help put the ... Read More

Friends, Today I want to share with you a recent op-ed I wrote for Haaretz on the relationship between Israel and American Jewry—a topic of special interest to me and the Ruderman Family Foundation.  I believe it’s particularly critical not to take this relationship for granted as we move toward elections later this month in ... Read More

Friends, Today I write to share with you my recent op-ed in The Jerusalem Post. Do you think Knesset members fully appreciate the importance of understanding the diverse perspectives of American Jews on Israel? If not, why not? –Jay Ruderman New MKs – the importance of your American cousins By JAY RUDERMAN The Jerusalem Post ... Read More

By Jay Ruderman Only this time of year of course we refer to that tent as the Big Sukkah: A shelter large enough to unite Jews from both sides of the Atlantic with the goal of mutual understanding and support. In fact, this understanding is one of the guiding principles of our family’s foundation. Specifically ... Read More