Flat tire. First thing Sunday morning. Luckily, in our home parking lot. The jack was rusty. Quickly concluded we needed to call for road service. Easily resolved. Lucky. At home. Sit and have another coffee in your home kitchen. Morning swim…
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Flat Tire and Traffic: Yellow Line, Red Zone, Green Zone
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What a Diifference a Year Makes
November 19th marks one year since our son and three close friends serving in miluim (reserves) in Lebanon were seriously wounded. Tragically, a fifth comrade did not survive, and his yahrzeit was observed on the 18th of Cheshvan. This past year…
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Where was the Beit Midrash of Shem and Ever?
In Parshat Toldot, when Rivka finally conceives, she doesn’t understand what is happening inside of her womb (Breisheet 25:22): The children struggled together within her. She said “If this is so, why am I living?” So she went (vatelech) to…
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From Marrakesh to Be’er Lahai Ro’i – Parashat Hayyei Sarah 5786
I just returned from an amazing 18-day trip with 42 members of our Emunah family to Portugal, Spain, and Morocco. We ate incredible food, visited extraordinary sites, learned together, and had great fun — including a flamenco dance workshop….
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US envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Hamas leadership
US envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Hamas leadership | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe US envoy will meet with Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya in Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya.US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks…
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From the Iron Wall to the Open Hand: Why Israel Must Embrace Smart Power
As the UN Approves Trump’s Gaza Plan, Israel must learn Smart Power and the Open Hand Karate — Kara-te in Japanese — means “empty hand” or “open hand.” At its core, it is a brutal martial art. The weapon is not a sword or a…
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How Serious Are Israel’s QME Concerns?
In what might be left of Israel’s former military strategy in the wake of the shocks of October 7th, one salient element has been its QME, Israel’s qualitative military edge. QME involves having weaponry that is one generation ahead of…
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Pershing Square's Ackman says Fannie-Freddie IPO 'not feasible or desirable' now – Reuters
- Pershing Square’s Ackman says Fannie-Freddie IPO ‘not feasible or desirable’ now Reuters
- Bill Ackman Says He Wouldn’t IPO Fannie and Freddie Right Now The Wall Street Journal
- Dear Fannie Mae Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for November 18
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Seismic Data Distinguishes Aircraft Types
Instruments typically used to detect the ground motion of earthquakes can also be used to identify the type of aircraft flying far overhead, research by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists shows.
That’s because aircraft sound waves…
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Lebanon says Israeli strike killed 13 people near Palestinian refugee camp
At least 13 people have been killed in an Israeli strike near a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, the country’s health ministry says.
The Israeli military said it had targeted members of the Palestinian armed group Hamas “operating in…
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