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3 Boys, 19 Days and 1 Changed People
As I sit in my living room four and a half hours after hearing the terrible news I find myself deep in thought about what has just happened. While the media...
Jul 3, 2014
By Rabbi Avi Berman, Director of OU Israel
God Does Not Work For Us
This post originally appeared on timesofisrael.com For the past three weeks, the People of Israel – both in the Land of Israel and in the diaspora – have swung violently from...
Jul 2, 2014
By Rabbi Ari Kahn
Eyal, Gilad, Naftali—The Daf on Crisis Response
Eyal, Gilad, Naftali—The Daf on Crisis Response
Together with the entire Jewish people and all people of decency and good will, we were shocked and horrified to learn of the vicious murders of the three boys on whose...
Jul 2, 2014
By Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman
#EyalGiladNaftali – Rabbi Weinreb Webcast
AUDIO ONLY VERSION – Right Click and Save As to Download. #EyalGiladNaftali — Rabbi Weinreb webcast Jewish communities around the world stand united in grief in the face of the senseless...
Jul 1, 2014
By OU Staff
What Do I Tell My Children?
This post originally appeared on finkorswim.com. The devastating news reverberates throughout the Jewish world. Our worst fears have been confirmed. We won’t be able to #bringbackourboys. It’s over. And for now,...
Jun 30, 2014
By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink
Statement from Israeli PM Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks this evening at the start of the Security Cabinet meeting: “With heavy grief, this evening we found three bodies. All signs indicate that...
Jun 30, 2014
By OU Staff
Reuven Rivlin Elected as Israel’s 10th President
Reuven Rivlin Elected as Israel’s 10th President
Likud candidate Reuven Rivlin emerged victorious Tuesday from Israel’s presidential elections at the Knesset, winning the post by a 63 to 53 margin after two rounds of voting. Rivlin beat out...
Jun 11, 2014
By OU Staff
Paralyzing Narratives: Why Peace Keeps Failing
Paralyzing Narratives: Why Peace Keeps Failing
This article originally appeared in The Jewish Journal. We’re so used to seeing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process fail that we often overlook this simple question: How is it possible that so...
May 13, 2014
By David Suissa
Nahal Haredi Comes of Age
Nahal Haredi Comes of Age
This article was featured in Jewish Action Summer 2010 As our Jeep bounces violently through a valley somewhere in the Jordan Valley, we spot a group of about fifteen khaki-clad soldiers...
May 6, 2014
By Jonathan Rosenblum
Words Matter – Just Ask Donald Sterling, John Kerry & Avigdor Kahalani
Words Matter – Just Ask Donald Sterling, John Kerry...
This article originally appeared on rabbisblog.brsonline.org. When I studied in Yeshiva University there was a young man named Yossi z”l who suffered from a degenerative disease that left him in a...
May 5, 2014
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

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