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Jerusalem: Israel’s Eternal and Divisible Capital?
Jerusalem: Israel’s Eternal and Divisible Capital?
While Jerusalem is in the midst of a year-long celebration marking the 40th anniversary of reunification, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert acknowledged recently that his government was prepared to divide the city...
Nov 15, 2007
By Yehoshua Halevi
Parshat Vayetse: Seeking Truth, Filled With Jewish Pride
Parshat Vayetse: Seeking Truth, Filled With Jewish Pride
Parshat Vayetzei 5768 Part One: Mi Lashem Aylei Part Two: Eretz Yisrael, the Ultimate Jewish Pride Part One: Mi Lashem Aylei We are a nation steeped in the search for truth....
Nov 14, 2007
By Rabbi Nachman Kahana
Jerusalem Beginnings
Jerusalem Beginnings
As afternoon arrives in Jerusalem, the sun gently infuses the city walls with their legendary golden color. Among a group of 40 English speakers on a lookout platform in the ancient...
Nov 14, 2007
By Lisa Alcalay Klug
Parashat Chayei Sarah: On This Day…Two Eulogies
Parashat Chayei Sarah: On This Day…Two Eulogies
Parashat Chayei Sarah 5768 Part One: Two Eulogies Part Two: On this day…. Part One – Two Eulogies The Gemara in Megilla 3a, discusses the important contribution of the illustrious Tana,...
Nov 1, 2007
By Rabbi Nachman Kahana
The Song That Became a Legend
The Song That Became a Legend
Land of My Birth – Is there anybody among our readers who is not familiar with the song “Al Sefat Yam Kinneret” – On the Shores of the Kinneret? Its enchanted...
Oct 31, 2007
By Zev Wallack
Gentlemen, Bow Your Heads
Gentlemen, Bow Your Heads
“Gentlemen, bow your heads.” Thirty-five years after I used to hear that phrase in Assembly each eighth-grade morning, I still remember the scene clearly. Several hundred of us Middle School and...
Oct 25, 2007
By Daniel Gordis
A Harvest of Stones
A Harvest of Stones
Jerusalem as the spiritual center of the universe suddenly became a tangible reality recently. The discovery was made right up the street from my home in the suburban neighborhood of Ramat...
Oct 25, 2007
By Varda Branfman
A Chai of Todah Rabbas
A Chai of Todah Rabbas
1. For the 1971 bus driver who took a spontaneous detour to Sde Boker so thirty-five American teens could meet David Ben Gurion. I will never forget the afternoon nor Mr....
Oct 18, 2007
By Debra Darvick
Giving Thanks to The Land of Israel
Giving Thanks to The Land of Israel
Giving Thanks to The Land of Israel by Mendel Jacobson Though the reasons for thanking you are endless, and no matter how many times I do thank you there will always...
Oct 18, 2007
By Mendel Jacobson
Parashat Lech Lecha: Evolving People, Evolving Nations
Parashat Lech Lecha: Evolving People, Evolving Nations
Parashat Lech Lecha 5768 Part One – The dream of 2000 years is not “in the heavens,” it is real. Part Two – The Uniqueness of the Jewish Nation Part One...
Oct 17, 2007
By Rabbi Nachman Kahana

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