JVP's Rabbinical Council
The Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council has come together to support each other; create alternative Jewish liturgies for JVP, and speak out on behalf of justice for all peoples in the Middle East. We are proud to work with them for a lasting and just peace for Israelis and Palestinians. The Council is co-chaired by Rabbis Brant Rosen and Alissa Wise (pictured above).
Rabbi Rosen is a congregational rabbi in Evanston, IL; the co-founder of Ta’anit Tzedek, the Jewish Fast for Gaza; and was named one of America’s top 25 pulpit rabbis by Newsweek in 2008. He also writes the blog “Shalom Rav” . Rabbi Wise is the Director of Campaigns at JVP, and previously worked as an organizer and educator for Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) and the 5th Ave. Committee. In 2009, she was named one of Heeb Magazine’s “100 Jews You Should Know.”
The following rabbis and rabbinical students are members of the Council. Organizations are for identification purposes only. If you are a rabbi, cantor or a rabbinical or cantorial student interested in joining, or to send the Rabbinical Council a message, email alissa@jvp.org.
Alana Alpert, Rabbinical Student, Hebrew College- Boston, MA
Rabbi Rebecca Alpert, Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Chava Bahle, Suttons Bay, MI
Rachel Barenblat, Rabbinical Student, Lanesboro, MA
David Basior, Student, RRC, National Board of JVP, Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Leonard Beerman, Los Angeles. CA
Rabbi Chaim Beliak, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Joseph Berman, Jamaica Plain, MA
Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton, Baltimore, MD
Cantor Michael Davis, Chicago, IL.
Rabbi Michael E. Feinberg, New York, NY
Rabbi Zev-Hayyim Feyer, Claremont, CA
Ari Lev Fornari, Rabbinical Student, Hebrew College - Boston, MA
Rabbi Shai Gluskin, Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Borukh Goldberg, Santa Cruz, CA
Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Co-founder of Shomer Shalom Network for Jewish Nonviolence, Stony Point, NY
JVP Advisory Board
Rabbi Julie Greenberg, Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Linda Holtzman, Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Margaret Holub, Albion, CA
Rabbi Sarra Lev, Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Eyal Levinson, Givataim, Israel
Rabbi Rebecca Lillian, Chicago IL
Rabbi David Mivasair, Ahavat Olam Synagogue, Vancouver, BC
Rabbi Jeremy Milgrom, Jerusalem
Rabbi Alexis Pearce, San Diego, CA
Michael Ramberg, Rabbinical Student, RRC, Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Brant Rosen, co-founder Taanit Tzedek-Jewish Fast for Gaza,
Evanston, IL
Rabbi Brian Walt, co-founder Taanit Tzedek-Jewish Fast for Gaza, West Tisbury, MA
Rabbi Alissa Wise, New York, NY
Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Madison, WI
Rain Zohav, Rabbinical Student, Aleph, Rockville, MD
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Read Rabbi Brian Walt's Yom Kippur sermon that mentions Jewish Voice for Peace.
"Another Jewish organization that has been active in regard to U.S. policy for many years is Jewish Voice for Peace. While J Street is an explicitly Zionist organization, Jewish Voice for Peace includes Zionists, non-Zionists and anti-Zionists, as well as many non-Jewish Americans. JVP advocates for peace achieved through justice and full equality for both Palestinians and Israelis. JVP seeks an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem; security and self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians; a just solution for Palestinian refugees based on principles established in international law; an end to violence against civilians; and peace and justice for all peoples of the Middle East. It is a strong and consistent voice calling for a U.S. policy that promotes democracy and human rights."