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Israel on My Mind

Best Foot Forward - Israel On My Mind

By Israel News Talk Radio

Socks for improved circulation, and a shoe store in Ramallah.

South Florida

In My Shoes Luncheon Raises More Than $120,000

By Shelley Benveniste

Kim Freeman spoke to the audience about her own personal journey as a mom who uses the Children’s Ability Center.

IDF & Security / Politics / News Briefs / Religion

Cutting Edge Army: IDF Issues Vegan Combat Rations, Shoes, Berets

By JNi.Media

Vegan soldiers are encouraged to file their complaints with the military ombudsman by fax or email, whenever their military assignments clash with their core Vegan beliefs.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Why a Burka is Not Modest Enough

By Harry Maryles

I am surprised that burkas aren’t standard apparel for the woman in the street.

Op-Eds

As We Care For Survivors, Don't Forget The Damage Done To Their Descendents

By Mordechai Smith and Yosefa Schoor

The words "Never Forget" have become synonymous with the Holocaust, but as the actual horror of the Holocaust starts to fade, it's time we add to the mantra an addendum: "Never Ignore."

Front Page

Getting Back Together

By Roy S. Neuberger

We all know we have to take the Three Weeks seriously. But at the same time we all just want the time between the 17th of Tammuz and Tisha B’Av to pass already.

News Briefs

Religious Jewish Tourists Attacked in Jordan

By JTA

A group of kipah-clad Jewish tourists in Jordan reportedly was harassed and attacked by locals. Arab media reported that Jordanians in the town of Al Karak grew agitated on Monday when they saw a few Jewish men wearing head coverings in the local market. They threw shoes at them and chased them away, the Jordanian […]

Book Reviews

Title: Here Comes Shabbos!

By Shmuel Holczer

The book Here Comes Shabbos! is about a family baking, cooking, polishing silver, shining shoes, shopping and cleaning for Shabbos. The activities begin on Friday morning and only conclude shortly before lighting the Shabbos candles. During that time span, it covers everything you need to do in order to get ready for Shabbos.

Marriage and Relationships

Balancing Respect And Reality

By Dr. Yael Respler

Dear Dr. Yael: As a reader of all of your columns on hakaras hatov, here are my feelings as a child with loving parents.

News Briefs

Jewish Group Visiting Temple Mount Pelted with Rocks, Shoes

By Jewish Press Staff

Rocks and shoes were hurled from a mosque as police escorted a Jewish group that was visiting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. One police officer was lightly injured, as was one of the visitors.

On Our Own/Cheryl Kupfer

My Life, Your Decisions?

By Cheryl Kupfer

A friend of mine recently came back from visiting her son and his family in Israel. As a bunch of her friends joined her for coffee and an update – several of them also have children who made aliyah - she shared with us her frustration at not being able to communicate with her school-age grandchildren.

News Briefs

UN Sec-Gen's Convoy Pelted As He Enters Gaza

By Jewish Press Staff

Palestinians were protesting Ban's apparent apathy at the fate of Palestinians in Israeli jails.

Israel / Middle East / Levant

Jordan's Queen Orders Solid Gold Shoes as King Pushes Two-State Solution

By Malkah Fleisher

Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan has commissioned a jeweler in Calcutta, India to make shoes for her out of gold.

Ask the Rabbi

Q & A: Tying Knots On Shabbat (Part II)

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: My son recently stopped wearing a necktie and lace-up shoes on Shabbat. He explained that he doesn’t want to transgress the prohibition against tying knots on Shabbat. Is tying a necktie or shoelaces really forbidden? “A Mother in Israel” (Via E-Mail)

Ask the Rabbi

Q & A: Tying Knots On Shabbat (Part I)

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: My son recently stopped wearing a necktie and lace-up shoes on Shabbat. He explained that he doesn’t want to transgress the prohibition against tying knots on Shabbat. Is tying a necktie or shoelaces really forbidden? “A Mother in Israel” (Via E-Mail)

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter VII

By Ruchama Feuerman

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