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The Israel Swing Factor: How the American Jewish Vote Influences U.S. Elections

The Israel Swing Factor: How the American Jewish Vote Influences U.S. Elections

January 15, 2001 | Jeffrey Helmreich
There are two clashing myths on the political power of American Jewry. One claims that the community is too small to affect national elections; Jews make up less than 3 percent of the U.S. population.
Reconciling Power and Equality in International Organizations: A Voting Method from Rabbi Krochmal of Kremsier

Reconciling Power and Equality in International Organizations: A Voting Method from Rabbi Krochmal of Kremsier

October 30, 2000 | Barry ONeill, Bezalel Peleg
Organizations whose members are national governments face a problem in their choice of a voting mechanism: they need systems that recognize the greater power and contribution of the larger members while preserving some influence for the smaller ones. Voting by count and account is suggested here as providing a good compromise between power and equality. It avoids certain surprising and counterintuitive results produced by other systems that international bodies now use, such as basic votes. At the organization's founding it is easy to negotiate and it also symbolizes the accepted status relationships in an international body better than current methods do, thus giving a vote more legitimacy.
The “Hamburg System” – A Tolerant Application to a Troublesome Resolution

The “Hamburg System” – A Tolerant Application to a Troublesome Resolution

October 30, 2000 | Miriam Gillis Carlebach
The Controversy over Rabbi Ephraim Laniado’s Inheritance of the Rabbinate in Aleppo

The Controversy over Rabbi Ephraim Laniado’s Inheritance of the Rabbinate in Aleppo

October 30, 2000 | Yaron Harel
THE ROLE OF NON-JEWISH AUTHORITIES IN RESOLVING CONFLICTS WITHIN JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD

THE ROLE OF NON-JEWISH AUTHORITIES IN RESOLVING CONFLICTS WITHIN JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD

October 30, 2000 | Moshe Rosman
LESSONS FROM INTER-COMMUNAL CONFLICT DURING THE SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD

LESSONS FROM INTER-COMMUNAL CONFLICT DURING THE SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD

October 30, 2000 | Joshua Schwartz
Is Compromise Possible in Matters Between Man and God?

Is Compromise Possible in Matters Between Man and God?

October 30, 2000 | Yuval Cherlow
Conflict Prevention and Mediation in the Jewish Tradition

Conflict Prevention and Mediation in the Jewish Tradition

October 30, 2000 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg
THE “POST-SECULAR” ERA

THE “POST-SECULAR” ERA

October 15, 2000 | Prof. Eliezer Schweid
Interpretations of Jewish Tradition on Democracy, Land, and Peace

Interpretations of Jewish Tradition on Democracy, Land, and Peace

October 2, 2000 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg
Religion and the Public Square: Attitudes of American Jews in Comparative Perspective – Part Two

Religion and the Public Square: Attitudes of American Jews in Comparative Perspective – Part Two

August 1, 2000 | Steven M. Cohen
RELIGION AND THE PUBLIC SQUARE: ATTITUDES OF AMERICAN JEWS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE – PART ONE

RELIGION AND THE PUBLIC SQUARE: ATTITUDES OF AMERICAN JEWS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE – PART ONE

July 16, 2000 | Steven M. Cohen
Setting the Terms of Reference: Daniel J. Elazar’s Impact on American Jewish Organizational Life

Setting the Terms of Reference: Daniel J. Elazar’s Impact on American Jewish Organizational Life

June 15, 2000 | Gerald Bubis
THE FLOURISHING OF HIGHER JEWISH LEARNING FOR WOMEN

THE FLOURISHING OF HIGHER JEWISH LEARNING FOR WOMEN

May 1, 2000 | Rochelle Furstenberg
The Flourishing of Higher Jewish Learning for Women

The Flourishing of Higher Jewish Learning for Women

May 1, 2000 | Rochelle Furstenberg