Israel is a world leader in medical research, scientific discovery, and water conservation, but trails in public relations of foreign policy. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was a recent speaker at the Hayom Summit in New York,…
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Synagogue protest spurs action by Jewish groups and elected officials
A demonstration outside Park East Synagogue two weeks ago, during which protesters shouted chants like “Death to the IDF” and “Globalize the Intifada,” has spurred major Jewish groups and lawmakers into action.
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Israel’s Strategic Dilemma: The Risks and Rewards of Deeper US Involvement
Over the years, a variety of individuals—in Israel and in the United States in particular—have commented on how dependent the Jewish state has become on America. While the closeness between the two democratic nations has been a goal of…
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Challenges of Posthumous Parenthood: Insights from a Yoetzet Halacha PART 3
PART 3: PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES: WHO CAN USE THE SPERM Psychological Perspectives It is essential to examine the psychological and social dimensions of this process. Is it ethically acceptable to bring a child into the world without a father?…
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Vayishlach — Gid HaNasheh and Personal Initiative
Parashas Vayishlach — Gid HaNasheh and Taking Personal Initiative For the past two years, the Jewish people have been facing danger from every direction. Even now, after a fragile period of calm, the threat has not disappeared. We are still…
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Men Who Wrestle and Do Not Let Go
Angels in Heaven, Angels on the Ground Earlier this week in our Tanach study, we came across an oddity in that the word “Malachim” (מלאכים -spelled with an aleph-was translated by all the different translations we could find as…
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UNIFIL: Hezbollah’s UN Spy Network
Let’s be honest: UNIFIL does not monitor Hezbollah—it feeds it. Every Israeli movement, every patrol shift, every camera wired along the northern border is logged by blue helmets and funneled—through the joke they call “local…
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What Is Your Name?
────────────────────────────── Dedicated in loving memory of my Safta, Sara bat Chana, who gave me my name and whose strength and kindness continue to guide me. With thanks to my Aunt…
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Islam And Judaism On Fate Or Free Will In Our Lives
The Qur’an and the Torah agree that human beings are subject to both fate and freedom, but there are some differences in emphasis between Islam and Judaism on the issue. A Pew Research study indicated that 88-93% of Muslims around the world…
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Score Card: The Jewish Institutional Wars and What They Represent
A new power configuration has reshaped the American Jewish communal order. Money, power, and ego have contributed to this new Jewish institutional paradigm. During an earlier period (1967-1985), communal consensus around Israel, American…
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