After United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), published a report accusing Israel of being an “apartheid regime,” U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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3/26/17
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I recently heard one of Israel’s leading national security experts opine that when it comes to the sectarian conflicts of the Middle East, Jerusalem’s strategic interest lies in …
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By Ben Cohen
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3/26/17
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It gets harder and harder with each prayer project. As I get older, when disappointment and painful silence of unanswered prayers stares you in the face, you feel quieter and more humbled each …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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3/23/17
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About a year and a half ago, I wrote an article about Leslie Kellner, who attended elementary and high school with my husband Jerry. I was tagged in a picture on Facebook, because Leslie had posted a …
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By Judy Joszef
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3/23/17
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The second of our two Torah portions, Parashat Pekudei, contains the final verse of Sefer Shemot: “For the cloud of the L-rd was upon the Mishkan by day, and there was fire within it at night, …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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3/23/17
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When the donations were finally brought to the Tabernacle, the Torah describes how the men and women came. But the phraseology utilized (beginning of 35:22) is questionable. A literal translation …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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3/23/17
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After finally completing infantry officer’s course and then tank officer’s course, I was assigned to the 430th Battalion of the 500th Armored Brigade in the Jordan valley. Given a few …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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3/23/17
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Now, can you just imagine this: another new Haggadah for this year’s Pesach celebrations. And its author, Rabbi Benjamin Blech, has been a rabbi right here on the South …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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3/19/17
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Ayman Odeh, extremist Arab Knesset member who endorses violence and has been condemned by the Likud and Labor parties alike, was cheered at J Street’s recent national conference.
Odeh, …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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3/10/17
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Rasmea Yousef Odeh is one of eight women running the “A Day Without Women” anti-Trump protest set for this Wednesday, March 8. Odeh is a woman who spent a decade in an Israeli jail for …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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3/10/17
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