Seek Peace JerusalemFeb 62 minBayit, a protest song, by Diana LiptonI wrote this protest song for a geopolitical tour of Silwan, East Jerusalem, 4 February 2022, organized by Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalayim...
Seek Peace JerusalemJan 161 minThe Rabbis’ Letter – Return To Sender? By Rabbi Moshe SilverAs 2021 drew to a close, 237 American rabbis sent a letter to Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, urging a halt to demolitions in the...
Seek Peace JerusalemJan 161 minNot just a river in Egypt: Denial and Displacement in the Promised Land. By Diana Lipton"Within living memory, history has repeated itself yet again. Jews returned to their historic homeland, and later to parts of Jerusalem –...
Seek Peace JerusalemOct 27, 20212 minNo Justice for Palestinian Families at the Supreme CourtOn Monday of this week members of Seek Peace Jerusalem joined a demonstration against the injustice faced by Palestinian families in...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 10, 20211 minJerusalem Day for Jerusalemites by Diana LiptonAn important perspective on this year's Jerusalem Day by Sha'alu Sh'lom Yerushalayim activist Diana Lipton. It’s been tense here in...
Seek Peace JerusalemJan 18, 20212 minDownload File: Psalms for Jerusalem FamiliesDownload the Psalms for the Families below. This mini prayer book has been arranged in support of hundreds of Palestinian families in...
Seek Peace JerusalemJan 18, 20211 minקובץ להורדה: תהילים בעד משפחותאפשר להוריד עותק של קובץ התהילים והתפילה למטה תפילה זו נערכה למען מאות משפחות פלסטיניות שעומדות בפני פינוי בלתי צודק מבתיהן במזרח...
Seek Peace JerusalemJul 28, 20202 minזעקה למען משפחת סומרין בכותל המערבי - JNF Don't Uproot the SumarinsEnglish follows Hebrew שלום שואל\ות שלום ירושלים! היום התכנסנו ליד הכותל לזעוק זעקה למען משפחת סומרין. להלן המסר שביקשנו להעביר: מטרים...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 26, 20201 minThe Jerusalem family at risk of losing their home – and how we can help by Anna RoiserLast Friday, we celebrated Jerusalem Day, the anniversary of the day in 1967 when the Jewish people regained access to our holy sites in...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 22, 20201 minOn Yom Yerushalayim tell the KKL-JNF: Don’t evict the Sumarin family by Rabbi Arik AschermanYom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) and the eve of the Shabbat preceding the Shavuot holiday. Two thoughts come to mind. On Yom...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 21, 20201 minJerusalem Day and a Day in Jerusalem - by Diana LiptonIn this essay about Jerusalem Day and Jerusalem, Diana Lipton focuses our attention not only on spiritual and philosophic aspects of the...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 19, 20205 minWhere are the courts? The Story of the Sumarin Family There are many ways to tell the story of the Sumarin family. The complex legal details span decades of court decisions. But the bottom...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 15, 20202 minEviction (part 6 of 6) by Diana Lipton: It’s MineIn the sixth and final chapter in her series on family evictions in light of Torah teaching, Sha'alu Sh'lom Yerushalayim member Diana...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 15, 202014 minThe Weight of Gold – Parashat Behar-Behukkotai – by Rabbi Moshe SilverIn his commentary on this week's Torah portion, Sha'alu Sh'lom Yerushalayim member Rabbi Moshe Silver dives into the deep meaning of...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 15, 20201 minEviction (part 5 of 6) by Diana Lipton: The Mayor of JerusalemFollowing years of dedicated work, the Israel Land Fund succeeded in evicting a three-generation Palestinian family from its East...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 15, 20201 minEviction (part 4 of 6) by Diana Lipton: HomelessFollowing years of dedicated work, the Israel Land Fund, succeeded in evicting a three-generation Palestinian family from its East...
Seek Peace JerusalemMay 15, 20201 minEviction (Part 3 of 6) by Diana Lipton: A Cry for CompassionAlmost exactly a month ago, following years of dedicated work by the Israel Land Fund, a three-generation Palestinian family was evicted...
Seek Peace JerusalemDec 3, 20197 minWhy It’s Wrong to Evict Arab Families in East JerusalemTwo brothers of the Sabbagh family outside their former home in Yaffo. They now face eviction for the second time.
Seek Peace JerusalemJun 27, 20191 minEviction (part 2 of 6): If 60 is the new 40, and orange is the new black, who is the new Jeremiah?Some texts serve as keys to unlock other texts. The Song of Songs can be read as a key that unlocks the Torah’s hidden, mystical dimension.