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‘For these things I weep…’

Children brought up to hate, those trapped in dictatorships, Jews who spurn their fellow Jews…

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That Epic Moment…

It was a beautiful night in Jerusalem. Too beautiful to be burying a 20-year-old soldier who died a brave warrior’s death. And yet there we were, hundreds of us at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday night, hearing...

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

It is my firm belief that there are no coincidences in life. Therefore, not only am I not surprised, but I’m delighted that the swearing in of the 37th Knesset of the State of Israel has taken place in...

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Fragments

We are not Broken I believe with complete belief in the coming of Mashiach Though I’m devastated And I’m outraged. I’m scared and I’m furious I’m shaken but I’m so hopeful I need to see but I can’t...

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‘…Who Performed Miracles for our Ancestors in Those Days, at This Time’

People often report that in the tense instances before defining moments in life, they “saw their life flash before their eyes”. I think that, as a nation, we are experiencing this phenomenon now. We...

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We Are Lit

In the last few weeks, every time I kiss my granddaughter, I shed a few tears. A tear of sorrow for the grandchildren who were murdered on October 7. And their parents and grandparents and friends and...

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Eicha in January: The Message of Perek Gimmel

The days, weeks and months pass by, and I still don’t have time to think. This is indicated by the fact that I still greet friends and acquaintances daily with a “How are you doing?”, immediately...

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