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ISRAEL

Between Faith and Fate: Two Cultures of Zionism

The last elections illustrated the tidiness, the near- surgical precision, with which the Israeli electorate is bisected.

ALIYAH

Financial Planning for Aliyah

My experience over the past ten years in helping hundreds of families financially plan for aliyah has taught me that…

ISRAEL

Another Look at the Pluralism Debate: Synagogue and State in Israel

Discrimination on any grounds is anathema to those raised in countries espousing democratic traditions. No wonder, then, that the current…

PEOPLE

A Gentle Giant- Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, zt”l

That Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, zt"l, was relatively unknown to the general Israeli public -- the secular press was astounded…

INSPIRATION

Liat You Belong To Me

Across the street, near the Kiryat Arba bus stop, two people sit companionably on a stone park bench. The bearded…

ISRAEL

Where Has All the Freedom Gone?

Israel has always been a country known for its religious, ethnic and political diversity, with 4 million Israelis represented in…

HISTORY

Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls: The History of Judaism, The Background of Christianity, The Lost Library of Qumran.

Although Torah Judaism has its ultimate roots in early antiquity, this does not imply that discoveries from ancient times will…

ISRAEL

A Soldier’s Dilemma

Does halacha require or forbid a soldier to obey an order to evict Jewish settlers? By Rabbi Alfred S. Cohen…

HISTORY

Holocaust Memorials: Teaching the Wrong Message? A Challenge to the Orthodox Community

For observant Jews, a museum about Judaism is almost a contradiction in terms. Judaism is a living tradition, as is…

ISRAEL

Boxes with Rainbows

This is their answer to Saddam Hussein, I thought. He sends Scuds, they want to learn Torah. He threatens us…

INSIDE THE OU

Union President Meets Sadat

Orthodox Union President Julius Berman, and several other representatives of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, met with…

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