The writer, director of the Jewish Outreach Center of Ra'anana, is the father of Sgt. Ari Weiss, who fell in battle against Hamas terrorists in Schechem/Nablus in 2002, three weeks shorts of his 21st birthday. Rabbi Weiss can be reached at jocmtv@netvision.net.il
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God wants us to complain about the spiritual things being denied to us, not about additional creature comforts.
There are three very unique personalities we meet in this week's Parsha.
Israel – faults and all – is our protector, our refuge, our collective dream and our national soul.
We have great difficulty accepting our role as Victor, rather than Victim. We apologize for how well our country functions, for our victories, and for our stubborn refusal to roll over and die.
Not everyone is a confirmed anti-Semite. Many on the wrong side of morality are just plain clueless
We have our tasks to perform; God has His. If either strays the other reserves the right to protest.


