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Friday, March 3rd 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

Shabbat reading: The Torah Is Sanctioned by God: In the Footsteps of the Abravanel:  Rabbi Avi Weiss, The Torah.com, Feb. 9, 2023 — The Book of Deuteronomy poses a unique challenge for those who believe that God authored the Torah: It is presented as an address by Moses! This includes the book’s many laws, which […]

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Thursday, March 2nd 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

WATCH:Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: One Year Later:  A Conversation with Dara Massicot, Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, Feb. 27, 2023 — Foreign Affairs Editor Dan Kurtz-Phelan and authors, Dara Massicot, Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine Is the West’s War Now:  Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, Feb. […]

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Wednesday, March 1st 2023 / Wednesday, March 1st 2023

          WEEKLY QUOTES   “I strongly condemn the cruel and violent rampage against the residents of Huwara yesterday. This is not our way. It is criminal violence against innocents.  It harms the State of Israel; it harms us; it harms settlers. It harms security forces who are busy searching for those […]

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Tuesday, February 28th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

Timeline: How The Covid Lab Leak Origin Story Went From ‘Conspiracy Theory’ To Government Debate:  Marisa Dellatto, Forbes, Feb. 26, 2023 — The U.S. Energy Department reportedly became the second government agency Sunday to conclude the coronavirus probably leaked from a lab rather than jumping from animals to humans naturally, a “low confidence” conclusion that lends more attention […]

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Monday, February 27th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

ANALYSIS: Harbingers of Coming Israeli Military Action Against Iran: Yochanan Visser, Israel Today, Feb. 26, 2023 Syria’s Civil War: The Descent into Horror: Zachary Laub, Council on Foreign Relations, Feb. 14, 2023 Syria: The War Has Not Ended:  Amir Taheri, Gatestone Institute, Feb. 12, 2023 Syria’s Isolation Hinders Earthquake Relief Effort:  Vivian Salama and Stephen […]

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Friday, February 24th 2023 / Friday, February 24th 2023

SHABBAT READING   The Torah Scroll: How the Copying Process Became Sacred:  Prof. Emanuel Tov, The Torah.com, Feb. 22, 2023 — The contemporary halakhah (Jewish law) for scribes writing a Torah scroll is exceedingly stringent. The scribe of a Torah scroll should be a God-fearing person. Before beginning to write, as well as before the writing of a holy […]

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Thursday, February 23rd 2023 / Tuesday, October 31st 2023

Citation de la semaine:  Dans la guerre, il y a une chose attractive : c’est le défilé de la victoire. L’emmerdant c’est avant. ” Michel Audiard Table des Matières  Les efforts d’Israël pour se rapprocher de l’Arabie saoudite et faire face à l’Iran  TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF19 février 2023, Conférence de Munich: Galant dénonce les […]

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Thursday, February 23rd 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

ALMOST THERE? Iran’s Uranium Processing Has Almost Reached Weapons-Grade Nuclear Purity: Inspectors: Bradford Betz, Fox News, Feb. 19, 2023 — International atomic inspectors last week discovered that Iran has accumulated uranium enriched to levels just shy of what is needed for a nuclear weapon, according to a new report.   Israel: 84% Enrichment Means It’s Now or Never […]

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 / Tuesday, October 31st 2023

     WEEKLY QUOTES “I heard the remarks by Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy in Lebanon. I heard Nasrallah’s remarks when he spoke about the demonstrations against the government and said with satisfaction that a civil war in Israel is approaching. Therefore, I say to Nasrallah: Don’t count on a civil war. It will not happen. It […]

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Tuesday, February 21st 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

ISRAEL EXTENDS ITS HAND Foreign Minister Cohen Lands in Turkey to Show Solidarity, Meet With Erdogan:  Lazar Berman, Times of Israel, Feb. 14, 2023 — Foreign Minister Eli Cohen landed in Turkey on Tuesday morning for a one-day solidarity visit in the wake of the deadly earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people.   […]

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Monday, February 20th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

  WATCH:  World Jewry’s Role in Ukraine: Natan Sharansky, Ksenia Svetlova, David Harris, Armin Rosen: Jewish Confederation of Ukraine, YouTube, Feb. 16, 2023   The Ukraine War Starts to Undermine Israeli Security:  Jonathan Tobin, JNS, Jan. 25, 2023 — For the last 11 months, Israel has sought to signal its opposition to Russia’s illegal invasion of […]

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Friday, February 17th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023

SHABBAT READING Doing and Hearing:  Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Covenant & Conversation, Mishpatim— One of the most famous phrases in the Torah makes its appearance in this parsha. It has often been used to characterise Jewish faith as a whole. It consists of two words: na’aseh venishma, literally, “we will do and we will hear” […]