‘Disengagement’ – Never In The Land Of Israel
The multitudes of Jews demonstrating in Jerusalem conveyed a clear and strong message: It is immoral and unacceptable for Jews to transfer fellow Jews from their homeland.
Cosmic Consciousness, Man, And The Worm
A spiritually attuned person will recognize that every creature is essentially bound up with every other creature, and that we share a collective destiny.
Arafat In A Suit
The Question of the Hour is why Prime Minister Sharon, the architect of the settlement movement, would agree to disengage, either unilaterally or in tandem, with the Palestinian Authority.
Time For Israel To Make Its Case
By remaining passive, Israel has allowed Arab views to stand virtually unchallenged.
A Lesson From Israel In Higher Education
Learning to be flexible is also imperative.
Worst Of Times
The Times was untroubled by conflicting information, such as the fact that, except in emergencies, Palestinian Arabs moved freely in the West Bank on virtually any road and even across the Green Line prior to September 2000, which marked the launching of the new terror campaign against Israel.
Confessions Of A Confused Religious Zionist
How are religious Zionists supposed to react to these new stories? What conclusions should we reach?
Our Worst Enemy
You'd have to be a recent immigrant from Outer Mongolia not to know of the role that people with Jewish names play in the coarsening of our culture.
A Real Solution For Extravagant Simchas
How many millions of dollars does our community flush into opulent semachos every year?
Is The Real Jewish Year 5765 – Or 5931?
Rabbi Schwab's fallback position (in case we were wrong) seems to be the justification that many religious Jews use for accepting the secular date.
Animals Have No ‘Rights’
The Torah distinguishes man from the animals explicitly stating that only man was created in the Divine image and that man was given dominion over the animals (Bereshis 1:26.).
The Un-Greening Of Tu-b’Shvat
Almost everything that most people "know" about Tu-b'Shvat is totally wrong and completely false.
Somebody Else’s Agenda
Does that mean Jewish and other religious groups that support charities that are at least partly subsidized by the government have an obligation to oppose tax cuts?
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
It should not pass without notice that the contributions to tsunami relief of fellow Muslim nations, particularly the oil-rich Arab states, were amongst the lowest.
There Can Be No Debate With PETA
Never mind that PETA regularly uses Jewish spokesmen who have to this day refused to repudiate the organization's equation of slaughter of animals to the Holocaust.
A Slight Misunderstanding
Stunned at the sudden outburst, the voice of a very insulted secretary general came across loud and clear.
Burning Issues
Does the right to act symbolically belong to those who garner a larger audience to back their intense arguments?
The Return Of Shimon Peres
The country has never had a public accounting for the utter disaster that was Oslo.
Don’t Blame God For Tsunami Casualties
"I am also Jewish" he unnecessarily informed me, as he tucked into his bacon omelet. I responded politely and he continued: "I used to keep kosher, but after Hitler I could no longer believe in God."
The Paper Clip Project: Lessons From Tennessee
"Paper Clips," a documentary filmed over two years, is the important story of an educational initiative, begun in October 1998, that evolved into something greater and unexpected when a student in the Holocaust course at Whitwell asked the question that we might all ask: "What is six million? I've never seen that before."
Three Ballplayers And Their Armbands
Remember, Major League Baseball used a different playoff format in the early 1970's: in each of the two leagues the winner of the West Division would meet the winner of the East Division in a best 3 of 5 game series to determine which team would represent its league in the World Series
Israel’s Single-Issue Party
Some are dumbfounded that Ariel Sharon and the Likud are bringing Labor into the government to form a national unity coalition. Some cannot believe their eyes and ears and noses.
Repentant Terrorist Should Be Linchpin Of Israeli Hasbara
Walid was born a Muslim in Beit Sahour outside of Bethlehem. His grandfather was the Muslim mukhtar (chieftain) and a friend of the Nazi ally, Haj-Amin Al-Husseini, grand mufti of Jerusalem and a friend of Adolf Hitler.
Time In A Bottle: RIETS, Circa 1928
The earliest issue that the YU Library has is from 1935-36. The other issues from the Twenties and early Thirties may well be lost. Still, from these issues one can get insight into the thoughts of the students.
Setting The Record Straight On Kosher Slaughter
Any slaughterhouse, whether kosher or non-kosher, is by definition a disconcerting, blood-filled and gruesome place. Torah law, however, is most insistent about not inflicting needless pain on animals and in emphasizing humane treatment of all living creatures.