Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
Arrest the Reporters Behind the al-Dura Hoax
Posted on: May 24th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsFrance 2 and Enderlin must have their press accreditation revoked and be thrown out of Israel.
Why Do They Slaughter their Victims?
Posted on: May 23rd, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsSlaughter is a routine, widespread practice among many Moslem families.
J Street: Demand Israel’s Peace Process Goal be Palestinian State
Posted on: May 23rd, 2013
InDepth → Op-Edsparently an affront to J Street's worldview, the focus of which appears to be the creation of a Palestinian State, whether or not that will bring peace.
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Moshe FeiglinThe importance of the caucus on organ harvesting in China, sponsored recently by the Liberal Lobby in the Knesset, cannot be exaggerated.
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Dov ShurinMy mother, the eldest daughter of Reb Yaakov Kamenetsky, zt”l, was niftar last month at the age of 92. She took her last breath in her home in Efrat, Israel, next door to the shul that was my father’s for 24 years before his passing in 2007.
Why Weiner’s Entry Is Bad News for Both Bills
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsIt comes down to his being famous.
On Feeling the Pain of a Bombing Victim
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Louis Rene BeresFollowing the Boston Marathon bombing, one crucial point will likely remain overlooked. The most loathsome aspect of this or any other terror bombing attack on civilians will always lie in the inexpressibility of physical pain. While all decent people will abhor the idea of bombs expressly directed at the innocent, whether here or in other countries, none will ever be able to process the very deepest horrors of what has been inflicted.
Regards From ‘Down Under’ – And What The PA Really Wants
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Keeping JerusalemIt's only natural to see increasing evidence of Jerusalem's glorious Jewish past being unearthed, quite literally, under modern Israeli sovereignty. The new archaeological finds are also very timely – as the Arab onslaught attempting to detach Jerusalem from its Jewish roots gains steam, the facts on the ground, or "under" the ground, show quite otherwise.
Prayer – The Right To Argue With God
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsThe Talmud (Berachot 26b) says, "tefillot avot tiknum" – “prayer was established by the avot.” The Talmud then uses the following verse (Bereshit 19:27) to prove how Avraham established prayer: "Vayaskem Avraham baboker el hamakom asher amad sham et pnei Hashem" – "And Avraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before God."
Why The al-Dura Blood Libel Still Matters
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsNearly 13 years ago, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak journeyed to Camp David to end the conflict with the Palestinians. With the approval of President Clinton, he offered Yasir Arafat an independent Palestinian state in almost all of the West Bank, Gaza and in part of Jerusalem. Arafat said no.
When FDR Used The IRS Against Jewish Activists
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsThe news that the Internal Revenue Service unfairly targeted conservative groups has brought renewed spotlight on a 2010 lawsuit filed by the pro-Israel group Z Street, which alleges it was also singled out by the IRS when applying for tax-exempt status.
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → EditorialIn an editorial last week (“Circling the Wagons”) we noted the efforts by the administration and its supporters to dismiss allegations that the government’s spin on the Benghazi attack was designed to shield the president and that the IRS was improperly used to stifle opposition to Mr. Obama’s reelection.
Iran: A Welcome Burst Of Sanctions
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → EditorialAs the controversies besetting the Obama administration continue to grow in number and intensity, the prospect that President Obama would seriously consider military action against Iran, should that country continue its drive to become a nuclear power, becomes more and more remote. So we welcome the current enhancement of sanctions against Iran on the federal and New York State levels.
A Hero When Jews Desperately Needed One: An Interview with Hank Greenberg Biographer John Rosengren
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesTo his parents’ friends, he was “Mrs. Greenberg’s disgrace,” but to sports fans he is one of the greatest – if not the greatest – Jewish baseball players of all time. Long before Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg excited Jewish sports fans with his prowess on the baseball diamond.
Who’s Watching The Store? Self-Regulation In Kashrut
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Front PageTo eat is to live – to keep our physical bodies alive. For without the body, there is nothing. No experience. No memory. No joy and no hardship. But man, unlike animals, eats to live and to enjoy. So how should a Jew respond when he is challenged as to why he imposes upon himself not just ceremonies dedicated to the enjoyment of eating but even more to the limiting of what he can eat?
Russia is Playing a Losing Hand like a Winner
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsNeither Secretary of State Kerry nor the president he serves seem to understand Russia's goals in the Middle East.
It’s Official: Iranian Presidential Elections a Sham
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Analysis → Rubin ReportsYou might think that six Khamenei followers might split the hardline vote but don't worry as that will be taken care of in the ballot-counting if necessary.
Posted on: May 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Daniel GreenfieldTo assume that your opponents have any decency, as the Republicans habitually do, is to be left behind in Politics 1.0.
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