The MERCAZ USA General Council meeting

Where Does Our Zionist Tent Begin and End?

Mercaz USA looks to further the needs, concerns, and issues of the Conservative Movement in Israel.

Our world is becoming more polarized. We see it in world politics and in Israel, and we even feel it in our practice of Judaism. As Ohavey Tzion (Lovers of Israel) the Conservative/Masorti movement created a Zionist organization and named it MERCAZ, meaning “center.” But what are the limitations of that center, particularly as extremists seem to pull us to one pole or the other. How do we maintain our “big-tent” brand of Judaism and Zionism? Do we find strength in having different – and, sometimes, quite contradictory – voices around the table?

Join MERCAZ for a powerful discussion with our panel representing the rising generation of Rabbinical leadership, including our very own Rabbi Minkus!