Give Relief to the Needy this Purim As Purim approaches, thousands of Israeli children and families grapple with poverty
Posted on: April 3rd, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsAll the wars involving Israel, throughout its history, have caused at least 30,000 fewer deaths than have been caused in Syria in the last couple of years alone.
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Posted on: March 31st, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsIsrael and Turkey are the two neighboring countries that will not allow a fanatic and totalitarian regime to reign in the region.
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Posted on: March 31st, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsThe heat being generated from the Keystone controversy may well have had an influence upon Obama's gaffe in comparing U.S.-Canada relations to Israel-Palestinian relations.
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Posted on: March 28th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsThis will likely be Obama's most important, most lasting and most constructive contribution to Arab-Israeli diplomacy.
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Posted on: March 28th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsIsrael, because of its more limited strike capabilities, cannot wait much longer before it loses the ability to act.
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Posted on: March 25th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsNo matter how deeply American Zionists yearned for peace their good intentions often went unreciprocated. There was plenty of matzah ball soup and brisket, to be sure. But the dining room was occupied by a makeshift tent, the Passover table was replaced by a pile of sheepskin rugs, and the Lindheim children were dressed in Arab garb.
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Posted on: March 25th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsPesach, the Hebrew name for Passover, appears first in the context of the ten plagues, in which God passed over the homes of the Israelites while the rest of Egypt suffered.
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Posted on: March 25th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsOver the years, our community has become greatly enriched by the proliferation of a diversity of gemachs. Yet there is one gemach that, to the best of my knowledge, is not found in any community but that now more than ever would benefit us the most.
Posted on: March 25th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsThe motto “In God We Trust” is emblazoned on our currency and in courtrooms across America. And yet it seems we’re trusting less and less in God these days. With each passing year, secularists and sophisticated intellectuals manage to kick Him out just a little more from the public square.
Posted on: March 24th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsNetanyahu did the right thing in the right manner and with the right words.
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Posted on: March 24th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsPresident Obama, perhaps inadvertently, made the case for U.S.-Israel relations grounded in the most fundamental shared values.
Posted on: March 24th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsIsrael inspires in Obama what has fired up almost every US president – a simplistic Christian belief of “turn the other cheek” that reflects total ignorance of the Middle East.
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Posted on: March 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsThe Wall Street Journal last month featured a front-page article titled “After These Jewish Prayer Services, Things Come ‘To Life’ at Open Bar,” with the sub-heading, “To Woo Worshippers, Synagogues Compete with Food and Booze.”
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Posted on: March 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsMr. President, this memo is written in a children’s book format for several reasons: 1. To force simplicity and brevity 2. To demonstrate how uncomplicated the issues really are 3. To introduce levity to an otherwise grim history 4. I know you’re the busiest human being on the planet, and this way it shouldn’t take much of […]
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Posted on: March 20th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsA popular aphorism had it that “wie es sich Christelt, so Juedelt es sich” – as things go for Christians, so they go for Jews. In 2013, however, the conditions for some 200 million Christians can be read from the pages of Jewish history.
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Posted on: March 20th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsThe challenge of day school affordability is not just an economic but an existential one; it is about the continuity and vitality of the next generation of Jews. While enrollments are at an all-time high, so are tuition bills.
Posted on: March 20th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsThis is essentially a review of an introduction to a book. Not a few readers are no doubt wondering just how much one can say about an introduction, especially an introduction to a machzor of nearly 1,300 pages. The answer: a lot.
Posted on: March 20th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsWe have a custom of reciting Shir HaShirim (the Song of Songs) on the Shabbat during Pesach. Many reasons have been offered to explain why.
Posted on: March 20th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsTo understand Obama's visit to Israel, the next four years, and European Union diplomacy, keep this strange and contorted logic in mind
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