This is an internal Jewish argument, not a secular attack Maimonides addressed many of the matters associated with the path being taken by Israeli Haredim, and his views are fully integral to the Orthodox halachic tradition. This is not a secular…
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What Would Rambam Say about the Haredi Matter
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Toldot: The Garden and the Path to its Doors!
Imagine finishing the milk one morning and setting a note in mind to make sure to buy some more before returning home. As the day progresses, the stress mounts and many emotions come into play, and by the time 7 p.m. rolls around, all you…
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Misunderstandings about Yom Kippur
My prior essay spoke about mistranslations. This one continues the discussion by focusing on two holy days with somewhat similar names, but they are totally different. Each occurred on the tenth day of the Jewish month Kislev, ten days after Rosh…
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Changing hearts in Senegal, one verse at a time
It took less than two minutes for the shouting to begin. I had the privilege of representing Israel at an interreligious conference in the West African country of Senegal this week, hosted by our embassy in Dakar and the local office of…
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Anything Less Is a Whitewash . . .
Without Independent Accountability, Israel Cannot Heal — or Defend Itself In the time since the trauma of October 7th, Israelis have shown extraordinary resilience. Communities shattered by terror are rebuilding themselves from the ground up….
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Rafael signs huge Defense Ministry Iron Dome deal
Rafael has signed a contract worth millions of dollars to expand serial production of the Iron Dome air defense missile system.
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The Mask/ Artwork and Lyrics created by / Tzedeck
B”H Written : 1/23/2002 The Mask Lyrics for a song! I wanna be able to be the real me I want to be honest And just be I don’t wanna pretend and play any more games I wanna find someone that will want…
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Addictions and drugs in Israel after October 7
A Crisis Accelerating — A Growing Threat** Trauma, Medication, and the Silent Transformation of a National Crisis In Israel, addiction is no longer a marginal issue. It has become a major public-health challenge. The most recent data — from…
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Aging and Change – It happens to us all
As I’ve aged I have had much more time to think, write, spend time with family and friends, and do whatever I wish to do whenever I wish to do it. As a consequence, I’ve developed a greater sense of realism about those changes occurring…
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Where is the October 7 inquiry?
There was always going to be a reckoning after October 7, but what we are witnessing instead now, with the government continuing to refuse to establish a state commission of inquiry into the events of the day over two years later, is an avoidance…
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