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Iran wishes to keep Israel busy around its borders with proxy threats, on the defensive, and deterred.
First Cracks Showing Between Smotrich, Peretz at Top of Rightwing Union Faction
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The terror group said the bombings came as revenge for last month’s New Zealand mosque massacres.
Lebanon Ready to Draw Maritime Borders with Israel Under UN Supervision
“We are ready to draw Lebanon’s maritime borders and those of the Exclusive Economic Zone using the same procedure that was used to draw the Blue Line."
Next Israeli Government Could Face New Iranian Terrorist Challenges
Iran wishes to keep Israel busy around its borders with proxy threats, on the defensive, and deterred.
Israel to Name New Golan Heights Community for Trump
"All Israelis were deeply moved when President Trump made his historic decision to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights."
US Owned Mid East Source: Senior Revolutionary Guard Commander Defected to West
Nassiri reportedly entered a US embassy in a Persian Gulf state, bringing along strategic documents and asking for political asylum.
Lebanon vs. Israel on Land and by Sea
Israel is keeping mum on a recent U.S. proposal to solve the land and maritime border disputes between it and Lebanon. Meanwhile, the proposal has sparked conflict within Israel's northern neighbor.
Macron and Merkel: The Era of Jewish Servitude is Over
European leaders condescendingly believe that they know better how the Jewish nation should run its affairs. A sovereign and independent Jewish state is, once again, condemned for being strong and unapologetic.
Between Bibi and Bismarck: the Art of Politics and Victory
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19 Ways you Know it’s Passover in Israel
If you've never heard an Arab calling out “alter zachen” (“old things”) in Yiddish, then you've never experienced pre-Passover preparations in Jerusalem. It's part of the clean-up mania that grips the city in the run-up to the holiday.
The Blood Libel: Why anti-Semitism Increases Around Passover
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Larry’s Letters to the Editor: Resolution to Boycott Israel to be held on Passover
How do anti-Semitic college kids celebrate Passover? Voting on a resolution to boycott Israel
Inspiration from Zion: Freedom of the Jews
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Ari Fuld on the Holidays | Passover: Freedom vs. Responsibility – 5778 (2018)
Ari Fuld discusses: What are we celebrating on Passover and what are the lessons to be learned?
If the Shoe Fits – Leap of Faith [audio]
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If you've never heard an Arab calling out “alter zachen” (“old things”) in Yiddish, then you've never experienced pre-Passover preparations in Jerusalem. It's part of the clean-up mania that grips the city in the run-up to the holiday.
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Habbat Shalom and Chag Sameach
A Kosher Purim And A Happy Pesach
What a sublime chumra to take on as Pesach approaches: to keep our simcha thermostat on the highest digit without surrendering to the natural inclination of “losing it” due to tension and fatigue, two all too natural elements that come along with these days.
Can You Accept Money For Babysitting On Shabbos?
But I've babysat on Shabbos before, said Rivki. After Shabbos, the family gave me money and you didn't stop me from accepting it.
Rav Aryeh Levin, 50 Years Later
“Once, when I was a child in Jerusalem, I couldn’t restrain myself and asked him: ‘Is it true that you are one of the lamedvav (36) tzadikim?’... R’ Aryeh smiled and replied with one word: ‘Sometimes.’
You Don’t Lose Your Mitzvos When Speaking Lashon Hara!
Rav Eliyahu Dessler understands that this statement of losing one’s mitzvos for speaking lashon hara is one of those statements that is not meant to be taken literally.
Israel’s First Elections – A Remarkable Memory
“After 2,000 or more years of exile, you could say that from the six days of Creation until this day, we have not merited to see a day like this, that we are holding elections in a Jewish state. Shehechiyanu! Blessed is the One that kept us alive and sustained us and brought us to this day!" When Torah meets democracy.
Waiting On The Sideline
In this week's portion, the man, having been officially declared impure, is now ready for the end of his nightmare beginning his process of purification--on the sidelines.