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For Rav Hirsch, when Hakadosh Baruch Hu chose Klal Yisrael to be the am segulah, He was not rejecting the rest of mankind.
Given the realities on the ground, however, how can Israel know what its security interests are vis-a-vis the Palestinians?
Strong listeners better understand others’ opinions and attitudes and are able to take this information into consideration when making decisions.
By Allen Fagin
We were thrilled to see this budget passed, but it was the product of diligent efforts by committed parents, educators, and lay leaders.
To say I fell in love with Israel instantly and aliyah was an immediate success would not be true-there were great challenges, but today I would say with pride and without regret, “I’m an Israeli.”
When children feel that their own emotional needs are met, they are better able to recognize the emotional needs of others.
By Sandy Eller
Ariel begged the tour guide to evacuate him to safety... but his pleas went unheeded.
I had a passion for reading and read anything from The Hardy Boys to any book I could get my hands on.
Critics of Israel want there to be an “occupation” and to point an accusing finger at Israel. They are constitutionally incapable of blaming the Palestinians for anything, so they need Israel to blame
No sports coach thinks of including women in Israel’s national soccer team because coaches want to win. But when the IDF integrates women into combat units that require rough, demanding physical activity – much more than required for soccer – it doesn't seem the IDF is thinking about is winning.
Finding one’s shidduch has reached the crisis level. The one absolute “must” quality is finding a soul mate with a good heart. If that’s lacking, the entire package will fall apart.
Parenting--and grandparenting--pearls from Rabbi YY Rubenstein.
By Yossi Baumol
More and more we are becoming aware of the fact that there is a gaping hole in our lives – the ability to connect to God with our emotions, something connected to the idea of prophecy.
Sometimes when looking at our lives we see nothing but an empty box, but if we look deeper, we will find the kisses.
When word reached the Jewish community they began to tremble. They knew only too well the meaning of the king’s threat.
By Dov Hikind
Why recall the Holocaust? Because we must. Because remembering our loved ones, these six million innocent souls, brings a sense of them back to life. That’s the least we can do.
“Kosher” has several hues of the same meaning: making suitable, setting the path or stage, paving the way, preparing, etc. This reflects that the process of keeping kosher is of a preparatory nature.
Why didn't I call an ambulance? I do not know. And believe me, I was not trying to be overly pious.
A defendant who is faced with one witness who testifies that he borrowed money is allowed to swear that he never borrowed any money and receive judgment in his favor.
As great as he was, and as much as he accepted every word of the Torah as completely true, on some level it wasn’t 100 percent real to him.
Question: Are women supposed to count Sefirat HaOmer? S. Feldman
Use of the hall on Motzaei Shabbos is a separate rental that carries an additional $250 payment. You were supposed to notify me if you wanted to use the hall also on Motzaei Shabbos.
Law Of Averages ‘Catacombs Are Four Cubits Long’ (Bava Basra 100b)
The behavior of Rabbi Akiva’s students left them particularly vulnerable between Pesach and Shavuot since this period is a time of celestial judgment.
By Ben Rothke
One of the more forceful and vital chapters is towards the end of the book when Rabbi Bleich discusses vaccinations.
We learn, for example, that his paternal uncle rabbi Shmuel Schneerson awarded his nephew rabbinic ordination;;
The proclamation of a Jewish state had to be made on May 14 because the British Mandate was to end at midnight and Jewish leadership did not want even one second to pass before the formal establishment of the state.
By Marc Gronich
The observant Jewish community is calling on state lawmakers to allow parents the right to choose where to educate their children.
Mr. Lopez-Pierre’s platform is built around his opposition to the “greedy Jewish landlords” who have driven blacks and Hispanics from their homes.
By dvora
The OU hired lobbyists in Albany and partnered with Jewish day schools, parents, lay leaders, and volunteers across New York.
By Judith Tydor Baumel-Schwartz
Only after seeing a picture of the stately building online did I fully understand her emphatic reply.
Like I said to you before: never take kids to a store All you're gonna hear is: we want more and more…
Whoever doesn't have the courage can read a little bit and then close the book, go to the kitchen and take some ice cream out of the freezer.
Ask 100 fellow Jews the following simple question; What’s the next Jewish holiday? Read the article and learn the SURPRISING answer
It seems we Jews are not only the'People of the Book' but also are the people of the sheet mucic and lyrics.
By Bassam Tawil
The path to a PA ministry job passes through Israeli prisons. Former prisoners are treated as the "good boys of the revolution" and granted the best jobs; Palestinians who choose education lose out
The Magid Reb Pinchas of Kuritz despised falsehood and haughtiness and he loved honesty. He would usually say, “Arise very early in the morning to pray before the sun fills the world with its rays and people arise to begin the day with deceit and falsehood." Once during a cold wintry morning, he heard a […]
By Erica Lyons
Will I ever be able to be the mother this little girl desperately needs?
When asked about the extent of the Rebbetzin's greatness, the Rebbe’s thoughtful, genuine response was: Only Hashem knows.
Having a constant critic around is like having someone hitting you over the head on a regular basis.
Leaders have to make many difficult decisions - decisions that affect, often negatively, other people.
By Raphael Poch
Volunteers began going around to neighbors and synagogues in the vicinity to collect the children who had been out of the home when the tragedy occurred.
Hurling labels such as “right wing,” “ultra-right,” or even “extreme.” avoids fair, reasoned, fact-based debate on the issues, and instead attempts to delegitimize.
Since our faith teaches that EVERY person has a soul mate – a bashert – designated by Heaven, how is it so many cannot find their partners? It is impossible to know but faith and prayer HELP!
The conclusion to the legal saga of whether Dr. Simcha Goldman could wear his yarmulke while serving in the US Air Force. Chodesh Tov!
By Ben Cohen
Depending on where you sit, a Le Pen victory would signal either the demise of fascism or its rebirth.
Consequential Limitations ‘Seeds That Did Not Sprout’ (Bava Basra 92a)
Question: My friends are getting married on Rosh Chodesh Sivan. I tried to convince them to do otherwise, as many people have a minhag not to attend weddings until three days before Shavuot. They told me they spoke to rabbis who allowed it. Is this right? May I attend? Name Withheld By Request
He considers it direct damage and writes that even a guardian who is exempt from negligence [e.g., be'alav imo] or even a person who is not a guardian, is liable in such a case.
Whereas one week is sufficient to restore an individual to his natural state of divine purity, the entire nation required seven weeks.
I knew in my heart if I did not take my first step soon all my ambition would fizzle.
The Torah believes the testimony of one witness that the defendant does not deny under oath – as if it were the testimony of two witnesses.
The nefesh habahami on the other hand is comprised of the base instincts necessary for survival.
By Leslie Bell
The German advance was so rapid that within a short time they found themselves prisoners in the Stolpce ghetto.
Young children, who in another time and place would have had nothing more serious to contemplate than their schoolwork, grew all too familiar with death as a daily occurrence.
Lapid said negotiations with the Palestinians would need to be conducted “in very slow stages.” How slow does he envision the process? “15-20 years, the main element of which is security arrangements”
No one could know how Trump would govern, but it was certain Hillary would govern as a leftist. I believe that another 4 years of left-wing rule would mean the end of America as it was founded to be
Free speech does not permit depriving others of their free speech rights – through disruptions, heckling, or other tactics intended to suppress and/or eliminate the speech of those with opposing views
Gere was right – only not quite in the way he intended. It was in fact, a Jew attacked by an Arab mob. Sometimes, reality clashes with the fantasy world of Hollywood.
To be a Jew is to know how to pray but, alas, it seems most Jews turn to everyone and everything but our Heavenly Father. I would like to offer some practical suggestions to help us grow in prayer
Next year, instead of sitting at home and chewing on matzah that merely symbolizes the Korban Pesach, we will joyously sit in area surrounding the Temple Mount, eating our roasted sacrificial lamb.
This casual observation will give you the ability to easily understand when something is wrong during the unavoidable social struggle.
Rabbi Nechunia’s Prayer ‘ Even So, An Actual Incident Is Greater’ (Bava Basra 83a)
By Naama Klein
At this point I am reasonably happy that he returns home eventually and is still semi-coherent (at least some of the time).
After a couple of hours in the kitchen, the meat was on the fire, the chicken in the oven, and some kugels already out on the table.
In order for an admission of a debt or for the forgiveness of a debt to be effective, it must be accompanied by some overt manifestation of serious intent.
Question: My friends are getting married on Rosh Chodesh Sivan. I tried to convince them to do otherwise, as many people have a minhag not to attend weddings until three days before Shavuot. They told me they spoke to rabbis who allowed it. Is this right? May I attend? Name Withheld By Request
On Chol HaMoed some work is prohibited and some is permitted. According to some opinions, the work prohibition is biblical; according to others, it’s rabbinical.
He didn’t choose to be kind. He didn’t want to feel the pain of others. In fact, he tried his best to squelch this sensitivity.
It can be argued that anti Semites perceived Obama’s policies as supportive of their own views.
By Irwin Cohen
Admittedly, I took a liking to and saw a lot of the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals, who share the new spring training facility.
Many young Jewish soldiers who were away from home for the first time found that attending a Seder provided an important emotional link to familiar traditions of home and family.
What a lot of people don’t know, though, is that Israel used a very sophisticated cyber weapon to basically blind Syrian radar systems [during its aerial raid on the facility].
We did not simply recount what occurred to our forefathers three thousand years ago.
By Libi Astaire
The house is clean. The last bit of chametz has been burned. What happens next?
God showcased open miracles in our liberation from Mitzrayim and what followed thereafter in order to embed a piercing belief in our souls that opened the gates to a later appreciation of ALL miracles.
I do not consider myself a hero. I only did my duty as a human being toward people who were persecuted and tortured.
With all the talk today about immigration, we asked some ofour rabbanim to answer the following question...
By Sandy Eller
Whether you decide to go formal and proper or playful and laid back, just remember that Pesach is all about transmitting a powerful legacy from one generation to the next.
Every year it is incumbent upon us to recount the Passover story. But it is not only our collective history as recorded in the Haggadah we recall, we also have our own personal associations with Pesach
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