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News Briefs

Inter-Parliamentary Union Apologizes for Hamas Invitation, Participation

By Jewish Press Staff

Knesset Speaker Rivlin had sent letter expressing displeasure at participation of Hamas.

News Briefs

Iran Confirms Receipt of US Letter Regarding Strait of Hormuz

By Jewish Press Staff

US government conveyed that closing the Strait would constitute a "red line."

Israel / Middle East / Levant / US

Iran Passes Letter to US: You Killed Our Scientist

By Malkah Fleisher

In a letter handed to the Swiss ambassador in Tehran, the Iranian foreign ministry relayed to the United States that it believes the CIA was behind the recent assassination of another Iranian nuclear scientist.

Teens and Twenties

The Match That Set The World Ablaze

By Avi Janowski

Watching people a few hundred feet up in the air, walking or bicycling on a string has always astonished me. Regardless of the science behind it (using a long pole as a means of forcing one's center of gravity onto the string) does nothing to subtract from the magnificence of the act.

News Briefs

Iran Calls on UN to Condemn Assassination of Nuclear Scientist

By Jewish Press Staff

Iran calls the assassination a "terror attack" in letter to UN Secretary General.

Marriage and Relationships

Dear Dr. Yael

By Dr. Yael Respler

Dear Dr. Yael: As a husband and longtime admirer of your column, I respectfully submit that your answer to A Sleep-Deprived Wife (The Magazine, 12-23-2011) missed the mark. Your response begins as follows:

Israel

Anglo Ultra-Orthodox Threaten to Bolt Beit Shemesh Coalition Over Lack of Dialogue

By Eric Schulenberg

Anglo political party threatens to bow out of municipal council if measures are not taken to prevent hostility between citizens - recommend a dialogue group of influential rabbis.

Parenting Our Children

The Power of a Teacher

By dvora

I had just picked up my son from his first day of school, when this beautiful woman smiled at me, then at my children, and continued on her way. A flood of wonderful memories washed over me; this woman had been my first grade teacher.

Marriage and Relationships

Single Mothers Deserve Better

By Dr. Yael Respler

Note from Dr. Respler: In A Plea To My Husband’s Ex (The Magazine, 12-9-2011), I mistakenly left out one important detail. Her husband has legally sanctioned visitation rights to his children, and despite this his ex-wife has largely prevented their children from having contact with their father. The father has been advised by his rebbeim and many legal experts to refrain from returning to court to fight for his relationship with his children. He is following this advice. This letter is in response to my reply to that letter.

Rebbetzin's Viewpoint

Anguish That Does Not Go Away: Reader Responses

By Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis

For the past few weeks my column has focused on the difficulties singles experience while trying to find their soul mates.

Midrash Stories

The Translation Of The Torah

By Rabbi Sholom Klass

King Ptolemy of Egypt had heard that the Jews possessed the Torah, the five books of Moshe, which contained much wisdom and excellent laws. He desired to have this Torah translated into Greek so that he, too, might learn its contents.

Serials

Daf Yomi

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass

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