Karen Goodkind
CLP participant Karen Goodkind, who just completed her term as a trustee and is now honorary VP of the UJIA in England, penned a heartfelt op-ed about her experience this summer at CLP in Jerusalem:
“Hartman took me on a journey to understand what constitutes liberal democratic Zionist views. Liberal, not from a Jewish practice position but from the deep belief that the need for a democratic homeland, committed to equal rights and religious freedoms should govern our actions. What are the core Jewish values, morals and ethics? And if we are a people, do we have to recognise all the people within that peoplehood? Do we have to listen to those we disagree with?
The Israel of today is a changed country, the Israel before 7/10 no longer exists as we now live in a new reality. One of the most difficult things to live with is uncertainty and not knowing. What will the day after look like? Will peace become an outcome? How do you live with an enemy that wants to destroy you? And who will we be when we come though this time?”
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