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.
Posted on: December 15th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsThe WikiLeaks revelations, if it is not sacrilegious to suggest, were a godsend to the Jewish state. They demolished the mantra of Israel's critics, President Obama conspicuous among them, who have incessantly proclaimed that the cornerstone of peace in the Middle East is a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Desmond Tutu Vs. Israel: An Old Story
Posted on: December 8th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsAn old saying has it that "liberalism is always being surprised." That is the only possible explanation of Jewish expressions of "surprise" and "shock" that Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu in late October urged the South African Opera troupe to cancel its engagement to perform "Porgy and Bess" in Israel.
Posted on: December 8th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsAnyone wanting to walk in the shoes of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was in luck, as thousands of belongings from his New York penthouse, including pairs of designer shoes, recently went on the auction block, and often sold for far more than the pre-bid estimates.
Welcoming Anusim Back Into The Family
Posted on: December 8th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsFor the past several years I have been involved with the modern-day miracle of the return of Jews to their ancient heritage following 500 years of exile. The people I refer to are known in Hebrew as anusim, a more positive term than the one often used - Marranos.
Stephen Solarz: The Jewish Constituent’s Best Friend
Posted on: December 8th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsCongress has never seen a better friend of the observant Jewish community than Stephen Solarz, who died of esophageal cancer on the 22nd of Kislev. Yonoson Rosenblum's recently published biography of Rabbi Moshe Sherer describes Solarz as an "invaluable ally" for many Agudath Israel projects and there are 20 references to Solarz in the book's index.
Hannah Szenes And George Soros: A Study In Moral Contrasts
Posted on: December 8th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsThis is the story of two Hungarian Jews and their diametrically opposed responses to the unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust. The reactions and their consequences for Israel and the Jewish people to this day bear examination.
Posted on: December 1st, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsNearly two decades into the 20th century, Jews were suffering the horrors of pogroms, mass expulsions, starvation and disease in Eastern Europe while Jewish soldiers in various armies were enduring the carnage of the battlefield. Amid the horrors, however, a glimmer of hope appeared.
Posted on: December 1st, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsI have a dream. No, I am not Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I am Yisroel (otherwise known as Roy) Neuberger. I come from the same nation as Yosef haTzaddik, who also had a dream – two in fact – as recounted in last week’s parsha. We are the original dreamers; all of mankind’s dreams [...]
Dreidels And Daily Miracles: What a Modest Spinning Top Can Teach Us
Posted on: December 1st, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsWhat does it take to experience a miracle? Nothing more than to live a life with eyes wide open. The truth is, we live in an age of miracles and wonder. Does that sound like a ridiculous statement to you - to characterize the age of the Internet, gene therapy, and biological science as an age of miracles? For many people, the idea of "miracles" comes straight from Medieval times. They view miracles as fantasy and "anti-science."
A Life Of Triumph: Mrs. Irene Klass
Posted on: December 1st, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsWhen Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch started dating his wife, they realized she was four years his senior. She, being a good German woman, suggested that maybe they call if off because she was older than him. He looked at her and said, "Lady, for what I have planned I need a mature woman."
The True Face Of Israeli Racism
Posted on: November 24th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsAllow us to introduce you to young Kochav Segal Halevi. The 26-year-old Israeli is receiving death threats. In fact, he had to go into hiding. His offense? He purchased an apartment in the Arab town of Ibillin, not far from Haifa.
Jewish Ingratitude To Evangelicals
Posted on: November 24th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsEvery year Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews raises about $100 million, mostly from evangelical Christians in the United States, for distribution to social-welfare projects in Israel and the former Soviet Union. This is a staggering sum, making the fellowship arguably the largest foundation for Jews in need in the world.
The Clarifying Truths Of Chanukah
Posted on: November 24th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsEver wonder why the Jewish New Year begins with three back-to-back-to back holidays and then no biblical holidays for another six months?
Stopping The Bin Laden Of The Internet
Posted on: November 24th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsThe time has come for us to take the new technology available to terrorists seriously. The United States recently crowned Anwar al-Awlaki the newest "most dangerous terrorist in the world." And yet an American company, YouTube, has been giving al-Awlaki open access to the world's largest bully pulpit.
Israel, Like Obama, Recognizes Value Of Strong India Ties
Posted on: November 17th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsPresident Obama's trip to India last week highlighted India's growing importance to the United States. Similarly, cooperation between India and Israel is expanding, as the importance of each country to the other increases.
Posted on: November 17th, 2010
InDepth → Op-Eds"This kind of activity is never helpful when it comes to peace negotiations," President Obama saidlast week at a press conference in Indonesia. He was referring to the approval issued in Israel for building 1,300 homes in two East Jerusalem neighborhoods.
Posted on: November 17th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsThis article was written by Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, z"l, the Seridei Eish, about my grandfather, the Gaon Rabbi Bezalel Ze'ev Shafran, z"l, of Baku, Romania, author of She'elot U'tshuvot R'BAZ. He died on the 14th of Kislev 5690 (1930).
What Can You Do About Terrorist Plots?
Posted on: November 10th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsKudos to international law enforcement for thwarting last month's terror plot by alleged al Qaeda-linked factions in Yemen against the United States. The plot was foiled when good intelligence and coordination led authorities on three continents to seize two packages of explosives addressed to Chicago area synagogues.
What The Israeli Left Means By The Word ‘Fascist’
Posted on: November 10th, 2010
InDepth → Op-EdsIsrael's radical left is obsessed with the word "fascist." Israel is the only country in the Middle East where people vote and enjoy free speech, a free press, due process and habeas corpus, but none of that makes any impression on an increasing number of Israeli left-wingers whose definition of fascist seems to be any government that doesn't adopt left-wing policies.
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