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Jonathan Sacks z”l – A Leader’s Call to Responsibility Ha’azinu 5782
Jonathan Sacks z”l – A Leader’s Call to Responsibility Ha’azinu 5782 Rabbi Sacks zt’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. The Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust will continue t
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Victor Rosenthal – Our Existential Choice
Victor Rosenthal – Our Existential Choice n my previous post I asked why Israel only “plays defense” in recent times. Why do we only bat the rockets away with Iron Dome, instead of ending our enemies’ ability to launch them? Why do we bomb emp
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Jack Cohen – Eyeless in Gaza
Jack Cohen – Eyeless in Gaza Eyeless in Gaza, the title of a novel by Aldous Huxley, based on a re-telling of the biblical Samson saga by Milton in his story Samson Agonistes, is for me a suitable analogy to the US in its current state, strong but b
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RAV KOOK ON YOM HA’KIPPURIM:THE DAY OF AT-ONE-MENT
RAV KOOK ON YOM HA’KIPPURIM:THE DAY OF AT-ONE-MENT “In the depths of the human soul the voice of God calls ceaselessly. The tumult of life can confuse the person so that most of the time they will not hear this voice.” (Maamarei HaRayah, p.113) Yo
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Jonathan Sacks z”l – The Courage to Grow & Finding Purpose
Jonathan Sacks z”l – The Courage to Grow & Finding Purpose Finding Purpose On Yom Kippur, we plead with God for forgiveness and reassess our life. Here is a powerful clip from Rabbi Sacks zt”l talking about how to find your purpose in li
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Steve Kramer – Iran’s Strategy Works
Steve Kramer – Iran’s Strategy Works While the US and the Europeans dawdle and vacillate at the JCPOA (Iran Agreement) meetings – or non-meetings – in Vienna, Iran gets ever closer to nuclear weapons capability. This situation is very
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Beyond “I Am Sorry”
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Beyond “I Am Sorry” During these ten Days of Repentance, we are urged again and again to turn to others with these three words: “Please Forgive Me” or “I am Sorry.” They are important, of course, but not the mos
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Exclusive: United Hatzalah Ambulance Team Saves Choking Victim On Rosh HaShanah
Exclusive: United Hatzalah Ambulance Team Saves Choking Victim On Rosh HaShanah Kiryat Motzkin – Just after 2:30 pm on Wednesday afternoon, the second day of Rosh HaShanah, United Hatzalah regional paramedic Doron Shapir, was in the middle of an amb
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Jonathan Sacks Z”l – Consensus vs. Command? Vayelech 5782
Jonathan Sacks Z”l – Consensus vs. Command? Vayelech 5782 What do you say to your successor? What advice do you give them? Vayelech is the place to look for the answer, because it is here that Moses finally handed the reins over to Joshua, a
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CTECH – Israel’s Latest Technology and Innovation News
CTECH – Israel’s Latest Technology and Innovation News We asked: ‘What was the biggest moment for you this year?’ (Part One) It’s been a crazy year of ups and downs – and Israel’s tech ecosystem is here to answer the ques
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RAV KOOK ON ROSH HASHANAH: RENEWING THE POWER OF RENEWAL
RAV KOOK ON ROSH HASHANAH: RENEWING THE POWER OF RENEWAL We are beginning the 5782nd year of our human historical experience. Our personal and collective behavior has resulted in a planetary existence that has much good and much bad, many blessings and ma
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – De-Confusing “Orthodoxy” and “Ultra-Orthodoxy”
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – De-Confusing “Orthodoxy” and “Ultra-Orthodoxy” Lately, there have been too many news articles and commentaries using the term “Orthodox” when they mean “Ultra-Orthodox.” This confusion extends to TV as well,
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WATCH: Dip Your Apple & Flashmob for Taglit Ben Gurion Airport
WATCH: Dip Your Apple & Flashmob for Taglit Ben Gurion Airport A Rosh Hashanah musical parody by The Ein Prat Fountainheads from the Ein Prat Academy. הבאנו שלום עליכם/ Hevenu Shalom Alehem /Jerusalem Academy flashmob for Taglit at Ben Gu
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Steve Kramer – Whither Jewish Identity 5782
Steve Kramer – Whither Jewish Identity 5782 Do you believe that our universe, and all other possible universes, was created by an everlasting supreme force? Or, do you believe that our universe, and all other possible universes, was created ex nihil
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 5, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 5, 2021 Many of Israel’s recent achievements connect new ideas and technology to long-standing problems or issues. In medicine, new Israeli treatments tackle cancer and autoimmune diseases; and there
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BESA: Dr. Michael A. Calvo – Israel and the Holy See
BESA: Dr. Michael A. Calvo – Israel and the Holy See BESA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: For many years, the Jewish people of Israel have been effectively paying the taxes of the Catholic Church and other churches in Jerusalem and elsewhere in Israel. It is h
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Howard Epstein – LETTER FROM ISRAEL BRING ON THE LADIES
Howard Epstein – LETTER FROM ISRAEL BRING ON THE LADIES Amongst all the news – or noise – about satisfying Hamas over how much money they should be provided with by Qatar in order not to go to war with Israel once more – after only two mon
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EXCLUSIVE: Following Cardiac Arrest, EMT Performs CPR On His Neighbour Saving His Life
EXCLUSIVE: Following Cardiac Arrest, EMT Performs CPR On His Neighbour Saving His Life Kiryat Ata – On Wednesday night in Kiryat Ata, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yoni Tehila was at home in his apartment, relaxing on the couch after a long day at w
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UNPACKED: Watch-Can Jews Be Antisemitic? | Antisemitism, Explained
UNPACKED: Watch-Can Jews Be Antisemitic? | Antisemitism, Explained When a Jewish person expresses anti-Jewish ideas, is that antisemitism? It might sound odd, but yes. From the Middle Ages until the present day, there are plenty of examples of Jewish peop
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Jonathan Sacks Z”l – Defeating Death Nitzavim 5781
Jonathan Sacks Z”l – Defeating Death Nitzavim 5781 Only now, reaching Nitzavim, can we begin to get a sense of the vast, world-changing project at the heart of the Divine-human encounter that took place in the lifetime of Moses and the birth
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Shelly Schreter – Israel: My Issues with Prayer
Shelly Schreter – Israel: My Issues with Prayer For someone who doesn’t really davven, I have spent a lot of time in shul. I have nothing in principle against davvening, and am familiar with the liturgy and the moves after many years of exposure t
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Einat Wilf – How Not to Think About the Conflict
Einat Wilf – How Not to Think About the Conflict SAPIR: A Journal of Jewish conversation ver a year ago, pre-COVID, when delegations of students were still coming to Israel on planes, I met with a group to discuss Israel, Zionism, and the conflict.
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TAU – Scientific Breakthrough in the Battle Against Cancer
TAU – Scientific Breakthrough in the Battle Against Cancer First 3D-bioprinting of a viable and perfusable tumor The 3D model of glioblastoma – the deadliest type of brain cancer – is printed from human glioblastoma tissues containing all co
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Matti Friedman – Eight Tips for Reading About Israel
Matti Friedman – Eight Tips for Reading About Israel SAPIR: A Journal of Jewish conversation From my position as a journalist in Israel, perched on the fault line between Western preoccupations and the country where I live, I’m confronted with a g
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Palestinian Political Analyst Bassem Eid: Explains Hamas
Palestinian Political Analyst Bassem Eid: Explains Hamas How do we make life better for those who live in Gaza? According to Palestinian political analyst Bassem Eid, we start by recognizing who is really responsible for the suffering that happens there.
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CTECH: Israel’s Latest Innovation and Technology News
CTECH: Israel’s Latest Innovation and Technology News The “Great Resignation” is rocking Israel’s jobs market. For many of the local workforce, the global pandemic served as a chance to reevaluate their lives and careers, so who are the Israel
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Howard Epstein – LETTER FROM ISRAEL: GYMNASTICS AND CONTORTIONS
Howard Epstein – LETTER FROM ISRAEL: GYMNASTICS AND CONTORTIONS There cannot be many in Israel – other than within Bnei Brak and the Meah Shearim, perhaps – whose chest did not swell with pride last weekend at the brilliant achievement of Linoy
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – High Teching Israel’s Housing Problem
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – High Teching Israel’s Housing Problem Israel’s #1 domestic problem is the price of housing – skyrocketing for the last decade. Surprisingly for the “StartUp Nation” that specializes in advanced, creative, high-tec
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RAV KOOK ON PARSHAT KI TAVO: CREATING A WORLD ‘FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY
RAV KOOK ON PARSHAT KI TAVO: CREATING A WORLD ‘FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY “When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as a heritage, and you possess it and settle in it (Dvarim 26:1)…HaShem brought us to this place and gave us thi
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Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen: The Ingathering of the Exiles Is Not Over
Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen: The Ingathering of the Exiles Is Not Over BESA: The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai’s claim that it is not his job to encourage aliya to Israel negates the ver
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Steve Kramer – Stop Accommodating the Totalitarians
Steve Kramer – Stop Accommodating the Totalitarians I believe that Western governments’ strategy of restraint and “fairness” when dealing with Iran, Russia, Iran, etc. is like taking a knife to a gunfight. That strategy doesn’t work with non
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Jonathan Sacks z”l – A Nation of Storytellers Ki Tavo 5781
Jonathan Sacks z”l – A Nation of Storytellers Ki Tavo 5781 Howard Gardner, professor of education and psychology at Harvard University, is one of the great minds of our time. He is best known for his theory of “multiple intelligences,” the
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UNPACKED: Do Jews Cause Antisemitism? | Antisemitism, Explained
UNPACKED: Do Jews Cause Antisemitism? | Antisemitism, Explained It may sound bizarre, but a shockingly large number of people believe that Jews cause themselves to be hated. For centuries, bigots have blamed racial, religious, and sexual minorities for th
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UNPACKED: What does the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan mean for Israel and the Middle East?
UNPACKED: What does the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan mean for Israel and the Middle East? By Sara Himeles What does the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan mean for Israel and the Middle East? As Americans and the West process the rapid collapse of
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Thane Rosenbaum – The Eclipse of Jewish Cultural Power
Thane Rosenbaum – The Eclipse of Jewish Cultural Power SAPIR: A Journal of Jewish Conversations Culture, true culture, breathes life into societies — launching ideas, sparking conversations, changing minds, expanding horizons, stilling hearts.
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CTECH: Israel’s Latest Innovation and Technology News
CTECH: Israel’s Latest Innovation and Technology News Chinese heads are turning to Israel’s proptech sector. Israel has seen recent success in construction technology, and China is looking at ways it can join in on the action. Read more Int
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 22, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 22, 2021 You may experience “deja vu” when reading this week’s positive Israel newsletter, as many of the articles are variations of news items that have appeared in past issues. They in
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – A New “University” in Israel: Depth Without Breadth
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – A New “University” in Israel: Depth Without Breadth This week Israel officially granted University status to the Inter-Disciplinary Center (IDC) situated in Herzliyah, to be now called Reichman University in honor of it
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Imam Tawhidi – I Was an Extremist and an Antisemite
Imam Tawhidi – I Was an Extremist and an Antisemite Blog from Times of Israel Everyone has a story. My story is a long one, which is why I put the main parts of it in a book. To make sure that all my friends and followers can read my book, I recentl
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Steve Kramer – Israel Goes It Alone
Steve Kramer – Israel Goes It Alone Can Israel rely on any other country to support it when it’s critically endangered? First of all, Israel has never asked any other country to fight on its soil; but, Israelis hope and expect that other Western d
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ELUL-TORAT HARAV KOOK ON ‘TSHUVA/RETURN’
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Jonathan Sacks z”l – Against Hate Ki Teitse 5781
Jonathan Sacks z”l – Against Hate Ki Teitse 5781 Ki Teitse contains more laws than any other parsha in the Torah, and it is possible to be overwhelmed by this embarrass de richesse of detail. One verse, however, stands out by its sheer count
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Mark Okrent – A Uniquely Israeli Experience
Mark Okrent – A Uniquely Israeli Experience I think that my North American and British friends might be interested in the following Israeli anecdote which I experienced today. This morning, I received a Whatsapp message from one of the “old
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UNPACKED: Watch Is Criticizing Israel Antisemitic? | Antisemitism, Explained
UNPACKED: Watch Is Criticizing Israel Antisemitic? | Antisemitism, Explained Is criticizing Israel anti-Jewish? Not necessarily. Israel—like all countries—is, and should be, subject to political criticism over its conduct. However, in many places wher
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UNPACKED – 10 spiritual hacks to embrace during Elul
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CTECH – Latest Israeli Technology and Innovation News
CTECH – Latest Israeli Technology and Innovation News Investment platform OurCrowd in negotiations for $1 billion SPAC merger. Jerusalem-based OurCrowd, founded by Jon Medved, helps institutions and individuals invest in emerging companies and is c
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Attending The Wedding Of The Soldier He Saved Six Years Prior
Attending The Wedding Of The Soldier He Saved Six Years Prior After a devastating terror attack almost left her dead six years ago, a young bride reunites with the EMT who saved her life by inviting him to her wedding Adam – On a Wednesday, October
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Saudi Journalist Who Advocated Peace with Israel Is Released
Saudi Journalist Who Advocated Peace with Israel Is Released By Dr. Edy Cohen BESA Center EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Abdul Hameed Ghabin took a stand in favor of peace with Israel before it was safe to do so in Saudi Arabia, and he paid a price for his boldness.
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 15, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 15, 2021 This newsletter always contains true to life positive news articles from Israel. This issue is packed full of life-saving examples. They include successful coronavirus treatments, UV sterilizing, a
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Barry Werner – A Summary of the Palestinian Conflict
Barry Werner – A Summary of the Palestinian Conflict The Jews of Europe were facing pogroms (murderous antisemitic riots) in the 19th century and a small group of Jews, who called themselves Zionists, understood that the situation was getting worse.
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Exclusive: Petah Tikva EMT Performs CPR On Foreigner And Saves His Life
Exclusive: Petah Tikva EMT Performs CPR On Foreigner And Saves His Life Petach Tikvah – Just after 12:00 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Gilad Sharaby was in his home in Petah Tikva when he was suddenly alerted to a nearby medical emergency. A f
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Jonathan Sacks z”l – Learning and Leadership Shoftim 5781
Jonathan Sacks z”l – Learning and Leadership Shoftim 5781 The parsha of Shoftim is the classic source of the three types of leadership in Judaism, called by the Sages the “three crowns”: of priesthood, kingship and Torah.[1] This is the
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UNPACKED: Watch-Beyond Left or Right: Whose Fault is Antisemitism?
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Israel National News – ‘UNRWA is missing the point entirely’
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Steve Kramer – Might Iran Implode? An Israeli Perspective
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Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs – Latest News Resources and In-Depth Issues
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Victor Rosenthal – How the West was Lost and What “Everyone Knows”
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 8, 2021
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CTECH – The Latest Israeli Innovation and Technology News
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Arab and Jewish Singers Sing ‘Hallelujah’ in Arabic and English
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Ruth R. Wisse – The Allure of Powerlessness
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Israel Seen Exclusive: Between Delivery and Deliverance
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PARSHAT RE’EH: RAV KOOK ON ‘HOW TO BE HAPPY’
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Jonathan Sacks z”l – Defining Reality Re’eh 5781
Jonathan Sacks z”l – Defining Reality Re’eh 5781 One of the gifts of great leaders, and one from which each of us can learn, is that they frame reality for the group. They define its situation. They specify its aims. They articulate its
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UNPACKED – Why is Antisemitism Still Around? | Antisemitism, Explained
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UNPACKED: Watch-Is Tel Aviv’s Crazy Mess of a Bus Station an Architectural Failure?
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Daniel Gordis – American Jews and Israel: Shifting Sands, Again?
Daniel Gordis – American Jews and Israel: Shifting Sands, Again? For years, the story has been about what American Jews were saying about Israel. Now, Israelis are talking about American Jews. And what they are saying may surprise you. Visit Daniel
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UNPACKED – How A Secret War Between the USSR and Israel Almost Caused World War 3
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IsraelSeen.com NITSANA DARSHAN-LEITNER – The world reacts to Israel with arrogance and hypocrisy
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – The Left/Right Circle of Anti-Zionism
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 1, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 1, 2021 There is so much smart hi-tech innovation in this week’s positive Israel newsletter. Medical news includes novel ways to block the coronavirus and cancer growth; Artificial Inteligence to diag
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Howard Epstein – LETTER FROM ISRAEL – 30 JULY 2021
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Jonathan Sacks z”l – To Lead is to Listen Eikev 5781
Jonathan Sacks z”l – To Lead is to Listen Eikev 5781 “If only you would listen to these laws…” (Deut. 7:12). These words with which our parsha begins contain a verb that is a fundamental motif of the book of Devarim. The verb is sh-m-a
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Mel Alexenberg – Educating a Jewish Artist for the Future
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PARSHAT EKEV: RAV KOOK ON ‘FEARING GOD FEARLESSLY’
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Steve Kramer – Two Burning Questions About Israel
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Jack Cohen – Spies of No Country: Matti Friedman
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Victor Rosenthal – How BDS can be Totally Ineffective and yet Extremely Dangerous
Victor Rosenthal – How BDS can be Totally Ineffective and yet Extremely Dangerous You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream – 1927 popular song The decision of Ben and Jerry’s to stop selling ice cream in Judea and Samaria has galvanized
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Alex Joffe and Asaf Romirowsky – The Progressive Saviour Complex: Quakers, American Jews and Israel
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Howard Epstein – LETTER FROM ISRAEL – “The Day of Our Fatal Divisiveness”: REFLECTIONS ON TISHA B’AV
Howard Epstein – LETTER FROM ISRAEL – “The Day of Our Fatal Divisiveness”: REFLECTIONS ON TISHA B’AV On Tisha b’Av, that might justifiably be subtitled: “The Day of Our Fatal Divisiveness”, we in Israel are all too aware of the
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel July 26, 2021
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Cherry (Garcia) Picking the Concept of Tikkun Olam
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CTECH – Israel’s Latest Innovation & Technology News
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Jonathan Sacks z”l – The Fewest of All Peoples Va’etchanan 5781
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UNPACKED Watch: How Israel Reshaped Jewish Culture
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Steve Kramer – Jew-hatred Now Acceptable in the US
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Victor Rosenthal – Israel:The Narrative and the Objective
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Howard Epstein – Letter From Israel July, 2021
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel July 18, 2021
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HARAV KOOK ON REPAIRING TISHA BE’AV AND THE WORLD WITH THE POWER OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
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UNPACKED – This Tisha B’Av, Jews are wondering, what’s next?
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Mel Alexenberg – Digital Flights from Israel to Iowa and Abu Dhabi Reveal Isaiah’s Vision
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Howard Epstein – LETTER FROM ISRAEL: Present Overview of our Current Situation
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Jonathan Sacks z”l – The Leader as Teacher Devarim 5781
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CTECH – Latest Israeli Technology and Innovation News
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Victor Rosenthal – Israel: How They Did It & What We Can Do About It
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Steve Kramer – The wolves are circling around Netanyahu
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