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The anticipated or imminent arrival to the major leagues of a Jewish ballplayer is such a relatively infrequent phenomenon that it usually has Jewish fans buzzing - often for the two or three (or more) years it takes for a particular Jewish player to work his way up through the minor leagues.

Later, after the first intifada "broke out" in December 1987, many among the leadership were traced back to that prisoner release.

"Now we have the possibility of permanently stopping the yearly gay pride march in Jerusalem," Rabbi Yehuda Levin of the Rabbinical Alliance of America told The Jewish Press at the end of a two-week trip to Israel, which ended earlier this week.

Jack Ma, China's most successful entrepreneur, kvells over the Jewish state: "Rather than read about Israel, you should come here, feel it, and touch it."

The drive to pass the Jewish nation-state law and the growing appeal of sophisticated Bible study stem from a similar profound place: a desire to entrench our roots in this land.

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When one can truly appreciate his uniqueness, he will be able to ascribe value to himself and to others, laying the groundwork for healthier and more fulfilling relationships.

Johannes Reuchlin, renaissance scholar and savior of seminal works in Jewish thought and theology.

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Former EU MP Paulo Casaca claimed that there are a number of striking parallels between the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and Hitler becoming Chancellor of Germany in 1933.

Bibi and Bennett knew what the outcome would be, and rejected us and our constituents anyway.

As long as Israel’s enemies are allowed to whitewash 3000 years of continuous Jewish national history in Israel and Jerusalem, genuine peace between Israel and her neighbors will remain a pipe dream.

It seems we Jews are not only the'People of the Book' but also are the people of the sheet mucic and lyrics.

Any chaotic disintegration of the world system wouldfundamentally transform the Israeli system. Again, recalling the remarkable Swiss playwright, such a transformation could ultimately involve total or near-total destruction. In anticipation, Israel will have to orient its strategic planning to an assortment of worst-case prospects, thus focusing much more deliberately on a wide range of primarily self-help security options. This point simply cannot be overstated.

The official beginning of World War II was September 1, 1939. On that day German soldiers invaded Gdansk after bombarding the city with a military warship. As part of the Polish Government's official series of events marking seven decades since the start of World War II, Poland's Jewish community and the Jerusalem-based "Shavei Israel" organization held a special ceremony yesterday in the Gdansk synagogue to commemorate the outbreak of the war, which paved the way for the Holocaust.

Friedman has been writing the same column for decades in which he asks Israelis whether they will leave the "West Bank."

Faced with running against the most pro-Israel president since Harry Truman, John Kerry started in February to modify his position on Israel.

Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel, the two men behind Arugot Farms—a retreat center for music, prayer, art and meditation—say that U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan could destroy all they have built.

I first met Mandela in Geneva in 1990 as part of a delegation of American Jewish leaders.

Hamas has found itself embroiled in a number of local and regional disputes that seem to have had a negative impact on its standing among Palestinians and Arabs.

Fatah, founded by Arafat & now led by Abbas, brought us the Munich massacre and other bloody murders

People of faith sticking together---

Mr. Trump, you have said you want to apply your unique negotiations skills to the Israel-Palestinian dispute. Suggestion number one: Move the United States embassy to Jerusalem where it belongs

For a better life, look for--and forward to--the unexpected

Arab League announced in 2002: "We greet with honor and pride the valiant martyrs of the intifada."

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Beginning in 2005 the Monitor has awarded annual recognition to a Jewish individual who, by his or her statements, displays contempt for the Jewish people, disregard for historical truth, a desire to sup at the table of Israel’s enemies, or who otherwise plays into the hands of the enemies of Jews and Israel.

Police uncovered the terrorist's plans to "carry out an attack on Tel Aviv kindergarten students."

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As we commemorate the fiftieth yahrzeit this Friday, the second day of Kislev, of Rav Aaron Kotler – the greatest Jew, in the opinion of even many of his fellow Torah luminaries, ever to set foot on North American soil – we are obligated to reflect on his achievements and the lessons he taught.