Like any other kid growing up I made mistakes, errors in judgement and lord knows how many other lapses in conduct that got my parents upset. Reactions were different with each parent. My mother would give a loud yell “Goddamit” and I…
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The Blogs: Free one-way tickets out of Israel | Tzvi Mauer
This new Ayin Tova cartoon features Ultra-Orthodox Jews proudly publicizing their hate toward Israel. If they are so unhappy with where they are living, or with the modern reality of a Jewish country with citizens, perhaps they should…
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The Blogs: The Road Between Us | Sheldon Kirshner
Barry Avrich’s absorbing and uplifting documentary, The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, focuses on a shining episode in a chapter of darkness.
At the center of it is Noam Tibon, a retired Israeli army general who heroically braved…
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The Blogs: In a Jerusalem Hospital | Avi Rockoff
When exploring facets of your new home, some locations are clearly great, others turn out to be great, and some are thrust upon you. Hospitalization falls into the last category.
I was admitted by a surgeon, and there was surgery involved. My…
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The Blogs: What’s really behind this wave of Palestine recognition? | Donniel Hartman
Why recognize Palestinian statehood now? Israelis, not to speak of official Israel, are perplexed, disappointed and angry in the face of the current surge of countries rushing to recognize the Palestinian state. Approximately ten countries
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The Blogs: Pay It Forward | Chavi Israel
I am right now nursing my baby, and just hung up the phone from my mum.
This morning is what I would call an ordinary morning, nothing really special, but my mum told me “it’s almost worthy of an article,” so here goes.I had to be up…
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The Blogs: Microsoft’s kill switch threatens Israel’s national security | Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler
Something unthinkable has just occurred, sending shockwaves through Israel’s national security system. Microsoft reportedly has terminated the use of some of its Azure cloud and AI services by Israel’s elite intel Unit 8200 in the IDF….
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Federazione Levantina Subito!
That is the call that arose from the conference of Young European Federalists (JEF) that convened in Italy last month, a call for a Levantine Federation. JEF has more than 10,000 members organized in 250 regions in 37 European countries. The…
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The Blogs: Hashem as Action: On Forgiveness and the Opening of a Future | Yochanan Schimmelpfennig
What if the verbs in Exodus 34:6–7 — rachum (רַחוּם), chanun (חַנּוּן), erekh appayim (אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם), rav chesed (רַב־חֶסֶד) — do not describe a divine “personality,” but name what Hashem does… Continue Reading
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The Blogs: Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove: A Voice of Balance and Influence in a Time of Crisis | Bonnie K. Goodman
Rabbi Cosgrove speaks to the challenges of being Jewish today—balancing Israel, identity, and the need to defend without dividing.
By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS
Introduction
When the Jerusalem Post recently named Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of…
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