Right angle
Issue of Jan. 16, 2009 / 20 Teves 5769
How wonderful –– well, how much better, anyway –– wars would be if civilians were never casualties. Thus far, though, and lamentably, …
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By Jordan B. Gorfinkel
Issue of Jan. 16, 2009 / 20 Teves 5769
A photo of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg visiting an Israeli hospital shows him being greeted with smiles by two women who …
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By Esther Langer
Issue of Jan. 16, 2009 / 20 Teves 5769
I went to the rally for Israel on 43rd and Third Avenue the other day. It was considerably better attended than the first one, despite …
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1/14/09
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In My View
By Marc Prowisor
Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, thousands upon thousands have taken to the streets in demonstrations against the Israeli incursion into the Gaza strip. They …
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1/14/09
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of Jan. 16, 2009 / 20 Teves 5769
Chapter 4: “24 — And it was on the way in the inn, and the Lord met him and he wanted his death. 25 — And Zipporah took a …
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1/14/09
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By Avi Fertig
Issue of Jan. 9, 2009 / 13 Teves 5769
Hamas’s unsurprising cancellation of its loosely defined cease-fire last month brought me back to 1984. I was in the sixth grade. …
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1/8/09
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From the other side of the bench
By David Seidemann
Issue of Jan. 9, 2009 / 13 teves 5769
Excuse me if I’m whispering. I just snuck into an emergency meeting of the United Nations …
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1/8/09
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A writer explains his obsession with Israel’s war on Hamas
By Judah S. Harris
Issue of Jan. 9, 2009 / 13 Teves 5769
I’m back here at my laptop, along with my lunch, starting to …
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1/8/09
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Issue of Jan. 9, 2009 / 13 Teves 5769
Exploiting a tragedy
To the Editor:
In reference to Yaffi Spodek’s review of the film “The Boy in Striped Pajamas” (Dec. 19, 2008) as being …
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1/8/09
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Eisav’s head and self preservation
By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of Jan. 9, 2009 / 13 Teves 5769
Ask any school child above age eight, “Who is buried in the Cave of …
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1/8/09
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