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Given the realities on the ground, however, how can Israel know what its security interests are vis-a-vis the Palestinians?

Strong listeners better understand others’ opinions and attitudes and are able to take this information into consideration when making decisions.

We were thrilled to see this budget passed, but it was the product of diligent efforts by committed parents, educators, and lay leaders.

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To say I fell in love with Israel instantly and aliyah was an immediate success would not be true-there were great challenges, but today I would say with pride and without regret, “I’m an Israeli.”

When children feel that their own emotional needs are met, they are better able to recognize the emotional needs of others.

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Ariel begged the tour guide to evacuate him to safety... but his pleas went unheeded.

I had a passion for reading and read anything from The Hardy Boys to any book I could get my hands on.

Critics of Israel want there to be an “occupation” and to point an accusing finger at Israel. They are constitutionally incapable of blaming the Palestinians for anything, so they need Israel to blame

No sports coach thinks of including women in Israel’s national soccer team because coaches want to win. But when the IDF integrates women into combat units that require rough, demanding physical activity – much more than required for soccer – it doesn't seem the IDF is thinking about is winning.

Finding one’s shidduch has reached the crisis level. The one absolute “must” quality is finding a soul mate with a good heart. If that’s lacking, the entire package will fall apart.

Parenting--and grandparenting--pearls from Rabbi YY Rubenstein.

More and more we are becoming aware of the fact that there is a gaping hole in our lives – the ability to connect to God with our emotions, something connected to the idea of prophecy.

Sometimes when looking at our lives we see nothing but an empty box, but if we look deeper, we will find the kisses.

When word reached the Jewish community they began to tremble. They knew only too well the meaning of the king’s threat.

Why recall the Holocaust? Because we must. Because remembering our loved ones, these six million innocent souls, brings a sense of them back to life. That’s the least we can do.

“Kosher” has several hues of the same meaning: making suitable, setting the path or stage, paving the way, preparing, etc. This reflects that the process of keeping kosher is of a preparatory nature.

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Why didn't I call an ambulance? I do not know. And believe me, I was not trying to be overly pious.

A defendant who is faced with one witness who testifies that he borrowed money is allowed to swear that he never borrowed any money and receive judgment in his favor.

As great as he was, and as much as he accepted every word of the Torah as completely true, on some level it wasn’t 100 percent real to him.

Question: Are women supposed to count Sefirat HaOmer? S. Feldman

Use of the hall on Motzaei Shabbos is a separate rental that carries an additional $250 payment. You were supposed to notify me if you wanted to use the hall also on Motzaei Shabbos.

Law Of Averages ‘Catacombs Are Four Cubits Long’ (Bava Basra 100b)

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The behavior of Rabbi Akiva’s students left them particularly vulnerable between Pesach and Shavuot since this period is a time of celestial judgment.

One of the more forceful and vital chapters is towards the end of the book when Rabbi Bleich discusses vaccinations.

We learn, for example, that his paternal uncle rabbi Shmuel Schneerson awarded his nephew rabbinic ordination;;

The proclamation of a Jewish state had to be made on May 14 because the British Mandate was to end at midnight and Jewish leadership did not want even one second to pass before the formal establishment of the state.