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In this letter, we will address concerns around his denigration of American Jews
who believe differently from him and his policy positions that we believe run
contrary to the interests of the United States and Israel.
The rabbis of the Talmud are adamant that we are to speak to and about other
people particularly those with whom we disagree with love and respect. We
are taught that shaming a person is tantamount to shedding their blood (Baba
Metzia 58b).
Yet Mr. Friedman seems to have no qualms about insulting people with whom he
disagrees.
This is the very antithesis of the diplomatic behavior Americans expect from their
ambassadors.
Moreover, Mr. Friedman opposes the two-state solution, which has been a policy
cornerstone for Republican and Democratic administrations for the past quarter
century. We are very concerned that rather than try to represent the US as an
advocate for peace, Mr. Friedman will seek to mold American policy in line with
his extreme ideology.
We yearn for an Israel that is secure, democratic and the national homeland of
the Jewish people. Mr. Friedmans pro-settler positions and opposition to the
two-state solution are in conflict with our views and the majority of American
Jews who see settlement expansion as an obstacle to peace and who strongly
support a two-state solution. Mr. Friedmans favored policies would weaken
Israels security, democracy, and status as the national homeland of the Jewish
people.
Mr. Friedmans apparent inability to speak respectfully about and to people with
whom he disagrees, and his advocacy of extreme policies that threaten the future
of Israel and run contrary to American interests are both sufficient reasons to
disqualify Mr. Friedmans nomination. He is the wrong choice to serve as our
nations ambassador to Israel.
Rabbi Elyse Wechterman, Abington, PA
Rabbi Joan Friedman, Akron, OH
Rabbi Lee Moore, Akron, OH
Cantor Pamela Sawyer, Alameda, CA
Cantor Leslie Boyer, Albany, NY
Rabbi Don Cashman, Albany, NY
Cantor Terry Horowit, Albany, NY
Rabbi Chai Levy, Albany, CA
Rabbi Dorothy Richman, Albany, CA
Rabbi Bridget Wynne, Albany, CA
Cantor Aviva Rosenbloom, Altadena, CA
Rabbi Devorah Jacobson, Amherst, MA
Rabbi Saul Perlmutter, Amherst, MA
Rabbi Sheila Weinberg, Amherst, MA
Cantor Annie Rose, Ann Arbor, MI
Rabbi Josh Whinston, Ann Arbor, MI
Rabbi Howie Schneider, Aptos, CA
Cantor Ellen Dreskin, Ardsley, NY
Rabbi Esther Lederman, Arlington, VA
Cantor Ilana Axel, Arlington Heights, IL
Rabbi Joshua Boettiger, Ashland, OR
Rabbi Donald Rossoff, Ashland, MA
Rabbi Joshua Lesser, Atlanta, GA
Rabbi Beth Davidson, Auburn, NH
Rabbi SueAnn Wasserman, Auburndale, MA
Rabbi Evette Lutman, Aurora, CO
Rabbi Lev Baesh, Austin, TX
Rabbi kerry Baker, Austin, TX
Rabbi Rick Brody, Austin, TX
Rabbi Amy Cohen, Austin, TX
Rabbi Alan Freedman, Austin, TX
Rabbi Ralph Kingsley, Aventura, FL
Rabbi Susan Cowchock, Bahama, NC
Rabbi Mayer Selekman, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Rabbi Geoff Basik, Baltimore, MD
Rabbi jan dodi, Baltimore, MD
Rabbi John Franken, Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Laurie Green, Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Floyd Herman, Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Elissa Sachs-Kohen, Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Jerry Seidler, Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Ariel Walsh, Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Darah Lerner, Bangor, ME
Rabbi Alan Flam, Barrington, RI
Rabbi Andrew Klein, Barrington, RI
Rabbi Brent Spodek, Beacon, NY
Rabbi Joshua Taub, Beaumont, TX
Rabbi Susan Silverman, Bedford, NH
Rabbi David Cooper, Berkeley, CA
Rabbi Menachem Creditor, Berkeley, CA
Rabbi Daniel Isaacson, Berkeley, CA
Rabbi Michael Lerner, Berkeley, CA
Rabbi Kennard Lipman, Berkeley, CA
Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller, Berkeley, CA
Rabbi Susan Warshaw, Berlin, MD
Rabbi George Driesen, Bethesda, MD
Rabbi Sunny Schnitzer, Bethesda, MD
Rabbi Elliot Dorff, Beverly Hills, CA
Rabbi Pamela Frydman, Beverly Hills, CA
Rabbi Laura Geller, Beverly Hills, CA
Rabbi Uri Barnea, Billings, MT
Rabbi Barbara Goldman-Wartell, Binghamton, NY
Rabbi Debra Cantor, Bloomfield, CT
Rabbi Haim Rechnitzer, Blue-Ash, OH
Rabbi Frederick Greenspahn, Boca Raton, FL
Rabbi David Paskin, Boca Raton, FL
Rabbi Howard Berman, Boston, MA
Rabbi Daniel Berman, Boston, MA
Rabbi Ronne Friedman, Boston, MA
Rabbi Victor Reinstein, Boston, MA
Rabbi Deborah Bronstein, Boulder, CO
Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny, Boulder, CO
Rabbi Marc Soloway, Boulder, CO
Rabbi Steve Weisman, Bowie, MD
Rabbi Harold Caminker, bradenton, FL
Rabbi James Prosnit, Bridgeport, CT
Rabbi Jo Hirschmann, Bronx, NY
Rabbi Shmuel Sandberg, Bronx, NY
Rabbi Pamela Wax, Bronx, NY
Rabbi Shoshana Friedman, Brookline, MA
Rabbi Claudia Kreiman, Brookline, MA
Rabbi Karen Landy, Brookline, MA
Rabbi Bernard Mehlman, Brookline, MA
Rabbi Andrew Vogel, Brookline, MA
Cantor Suzanne Bernstein, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Daniel Bronstein, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Carie Carter, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Barat Ellman, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Brian Fink, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Rachel Grant Meyer, Brooklyn, NY
Cantor Samuel Levine, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Serge Lippe, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Ellen Lippmann, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Sara Luria, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Jeffrey Marker, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Sue Oren, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Regina Sandler-Phillips, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Bradley Solmsen, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Rachel Timoner, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Gerald Weider, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Samuel Weintraub, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Simkha Weintraub, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Peter Rigler, Broomall, PA
Cantor Barbara Ostfeld, Buffalo, NY
Rabbi Marc Belgrad, Buffalo Grove, IL
Rabbi Richard Hammerman, Caldwell, NJ
Rabbi Lori Klein, Capitola, CA
Cantor Jacqueline Marx, Carrboro, NC
Rabbi Jen Feldman, Chapel Hill, NC
Rabbi Frank Fischer, Chapel Hill, NC
Rabbi Jonathan Gerard, Chapel Hill, NC
Rabbi Joshua Strom, Chappaqua, NY
Rabbi Dusty Klass, Charlotte, NC
Rabbi Judith Schindler, Charlotte, NC
Rabbi Vanessa Ochs, Charlottesville, VA
Rabbi Lewis Eron, Cherry Hill, NJ
Rabbi Gerald Serotta, Chevy Chase, MD
Cantor David Berger, Chicago, IL
Rabbi Amanda Greene, Chicago, IL
Rabbi Suzanne Griffel, Chicago, IL
Rabbi Lauren Henderson, Chicago, IL
Cantor Aviva Katzman, Chicago, IL
Rabbi Rebecca Lillian, Chicago, IL
Rabbi Seth Limmer, Chicago, IL
Rabbi Rachel Mikva, Chicago, IL
Rabbi Frederick Reeves, Chicago, IL
Rabbi Marna Sapsowitz, Christiansted, VI
Rabbi Abie Ingber, Cincinnati, OH
Rabbi Margaret Meyer, Cincinnati, OH
Rabbi Judith Spicehandler, Cincinnati, OH
Rabbi Marjorie Berman, Clarks Summit, PA
Rabbi Jeffrey Ableser, Clarkston, MI
Rabbi Sharon Marcus, Cleveland, OH
Rabbi Sonya Starr, Columbia, MD
Rabbi Sharon Mars, Columbus, OH
Rabbi Benjamin Barnett, Corvallis, OR
Rabbi Fred Schwalb, Croton on Hudson, NY
Rabbi David Stein, Culver City, CA
Rabbi Michael Cohen, Dallas, TX
Rabbi Nancy Kasten, Dallas, TX
Rabbi Gregory Wolfe, Davis, CA
Rabbi Jonathan Crane, Decatur, GA
Rabbi Isaac Serotta, Deerfield, IL
Rabbi Stephen Booth-Nadav, Denver, CO
Rabbi Sandra Cohen, Denver, CO
Rabbi Julian Cook, Denver, CO
Rabbi Brian Field, Denver, CO
Rabbi Lynne Goldsmith, Dothan, AL
Rabbi Kalman Bland, Durham, NC
Rabbi John Friedman, Durham, NC
Rabbi Ariel Naveh, Durham, NC
Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser, East Greenwich, RI
Cantor Dorothy Goldberg, East Haven, CT
Rabbi Naomi Hyman, Easton, MD
Rabbi Kliel Rose, Edmonton, AB
Rabbi Larry Bach, El Paso, TX
Rabbi Burt Jacobson, El Sobrante, CA
Rabbi Maurice Harris, Elkins Park, PA
Rabbi Elliot Holin, Elkins Park, PA
Rabbi Yaacov Kravitz, Elkins Park, PA
Rabbi Seymour Rosenbloom, Elkins Park, PA
Cantor Sharon Bernstein, Emeryville, CA
Rabbi Barth Barth, Encino, CA
Rabbi Lewis Barth, Encino, CA
Rabbi Ruhi Rubenstein, Eugene, OR
Rabbi Herbert Bronstein, Evanston, IL
Rabbi Hillel Gamoran, Evanston, IL
Rabbi Peter Knobel, Evanston, IL
Rabbi Andrea London, Evanston, IL
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, Evanston, IL
Cantor Allen Leider, Falls Church, VA
Cantor Michael Shochet, Falls Church, VA
Rabbi Irvin Ehrlich, Fitchburg, WI
Rabbi Joyce Galaski, Florence, MA
Rabbi Irwin Goldenberg, Forest Hills, NY
Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg, Forest hills, NY
Cantor Sheri Allen, Fort Worth, TX
Rabbi Marvin Goodman, Foster City, CA
Rabbi Joshua Waxman, Ft. Washington, PA
Rabbi Sheldon Isenberg, Gainesville, FL
Rabbi David Kaiman, Gainesville, FL
Rabbi Linda Motzkin, Gansevoort, NY
Rabbi Stephen Goodman, Garden City, NY
Rabbi Janet Liss, Glen Cove, NY
Rabbi Meryl Crean, Glenside, PA
Rabbi Erin Hirsh, Glenside, PA
Rabbi Lisa Bellows, Glenview, IL
Rabbi Leo Wolkow, Glenwood, IL
Rabbi Everett Gendler, Great Barrington, MA
Rabbi Renni Altman, Great Neck, NY
Rabbi Jonathan Cohen, Greenbelt, MD
Rabbi Geoffrey Claussen, Greensboro, NC
Rabbi Michael Ross, Greensboro, NC
Rabbi Eliot Baskin, Greenwood Village, CO
Rabbi Jonathan Slater, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Rabbi Temple Emanu-El, Haverhill, MA
Rabbi Philip Bazeley, Highland Park, NJ
Rabbi Jordan Bendat-Appel, Highland Park, IL
Rabbi Bruce Elder, Highland Park, IL
Rabbi Alison Abrams, Highwood, IL
Rabbi Stephen Arnold, Hingham, MA
Rabbi Ellen Weinberg Dreyfus, Homewood, IL
Rabbi Anne Belford, Houston, TX
Rabbi Barry Chesler, Huntington, NY
Rabbi Miriam Jerris, Huntington Woods, MI
Rabbi Malka Drucker, Idyllwild, CA
Rabbi Shelley Goldman, Indianapolis, IN
Rabbi Aaron Spiegel, Indianapolis, IN
Rabbi Lew Weiss, Indianapolis, IN
Rabbi Arnold Rachlis, Irvine, CA
Cantor Abbe Lyons, Ithaca, NY
Rabbi Shirley Idelson, Jackson Heights, NY
Rabbi Mona Decker, Jacksonville, FL
Rabbi Doug Alpert, Kansas City, MO
Rabbi Shoshana Hantman, Katonah, NY
Rabbi Sharon Brous, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Charles Rabinowitz, Larchmont, NY
Rabbi Andrew Gold, Las Vegas, NM
Rabbi Yocheved Mintz, Las Vegas, NV
Mrs Marcia Curry, Leander, TX
Rabbi Erica Lebovitz, Livingston, NJ
Rabbi Frederick Kamil, Lombard, IL
Rabbi Marc Dworkin, Long Beach, CA
Rabbi Moshe Halfon, Long Beach, CA
Rabbi Peter Kasdan, Longboat Key, FL
Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, Longmont, CO
Rabbi Amy Eilberg, Los Altos, CA
Rabbi Sarah Weissman, Los Altos Hills, CA
Rabbi Joshua Brumbach, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Aryeh Cohen, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Diane Cohen, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Abraham Havivi, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Susan Laemmle, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Stan Levy, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Michelle Missaghieh, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Laura Owens, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Robin Podolsky, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Sanford Ragins, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi John Rosove, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Harry Roth, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Becky Silverstein, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Barbara Zacky, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Melanie Aron, Los Gatos, CA
Cantor Devorah Felder-Levy, Los Gatos, CA
Rabbi James Lebeau, Lowell, MA
Rabbi Debrah Shenefelt, Lutz, FL
Rabbi Lina Zerbarini, Lynbrook, NY
Rabbi Renee Bauer, Madison, WI
Rabbi Joshua Ben-Gideon, Madison, WI
Rabbi Jonathan Biatch, Madison, WI
Rabbi Bonnie Margulis, Madison, WI
Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman, Madison, WI
Rabbi Eric Cohen, manchester, NH
Cantor Joanna Alexander, Marlboro, NJ
Cantor Sharon Silverman, Marlboro, MA
Rabbi Amy Schwartzman, McLean, VA
Rabbi Robert Tabak, Melrose Park, PA
Rabbi Beth Klafter, Melville, NY
Rabbi Daniel Weiner, Mercer Island, WA
Rabbi Ariella Rosen, Merion Station, PA
Rabbi Moshe Heyn, Miami, FL
Rabbi Myron Geller, Miami Beach, FL
Rabbi Ira Schiffer, Middlebury, VT
Rabbi David Leipziger Teva, Middletown, CT
Rabbi Helaine Ettinger, Millburn, NJ
Rabbi Sharon Litwin, Millburn, NJ
Rabbi Joseph Edelheit, Minneapolis, MN
Rabbi Michael Adam Latz, Minneapolis, MN
Rabbi Benjamin Levy, Monroe Township, NJ
Rabbi Robert Green, Montclair, NJ
Rabbi David Greenstein, Montclair, NJ
Rabbi Elliott Tepperman, Montclair, NJ
Rabbi Elliot Stevens, Montgomery, AL
Rabbi Michal Woll, Montpelier, VT
Rabbi David Fainsilber, Morrisville, VT
Rabbi Elliot Strom, Morrisville, PA
Cantor Kay Greenwald, Mountain View, CA
Rabbi marsha Friedman, narberth, PA
Rabbi Neal Gold, Natick, MA
Rabbi Debra Goldstein, Natick, MA
Rabbi Robin Sparr, Natick, MA
Rabbi Hannah Laner, Nederland, CO
Cantor Anna Ott, New Brunswick, NJ
Rabbi Peg Kershenbaum, New City, NY
Rabbi Alan Lovins, New Haven, CT
Rabbi James Ponet, New Haven, CT
Rabbi Rena Blumenthal, New Paltz, NY
Rabbi joanna Katz, New Paltz, NY
Rabbi Jeffrey Roth, New Paltz, NY
Cantor Sarah Zemel, New Rochelle, NY
Cantor Nancy Abramson, New York, NY
Rabbi Guy Austrian, New York, NY
Rabbi David Bauer, New York, NY
Rabbi Tim Bernard, New York, NY
Rabbi Steven Blane, New York, NY
Rabbi Neal Borovitz, New York, NY
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, New York, NY
Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, New York, NY
Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz, New York, NY
Rabbi Jerome Davidson, New York, NY
Rabbi Judith Edelstein, New York, NY
Rabbi Michael Feinberg, New York, NY
Rabbi Ellen Flax, New York, NY
Rabbi Daniel Fliegel, New York, NY
Rabbi Jonah Geffen, New York, NY
Rabbi Lisa Goldstein, New York, NY
Rabbi Jill Hausman, New York, NY
Cantor Frederick Herman, New York, NY
Rabbi Lauren Herrmann, New York, NY