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Hanukkah Clothes and Creating Culture of Compassion – Parashat Vayeishev – 12/21

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David Lerner

The Reflex of Weaponizing Antisemitism

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Nadav Tamir

Discover Jewish Heritage and Kosher Luxury at Grand Hyatt Baha Mar

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Meyer Harroch

‘The Bibi Files’: Corruption vs. Morality Meets Survival

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Marcia G. Yerman

Canada Struck By A Wave Of Antisemitism

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Sheldon Kirshner

The grandparent factor

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Yoseph Janowski

My thoughts on suicide prevention

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Adam Borowski

The Fusion and Confusion of Chanukkah and Christmas: Oy Vey! Ho Ho Ho!

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Harold Behr

Miracles or Oppression? Why Hanukkah Needs a Vegan Overhaul

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Shmuly Yanklowitz

Israel’s reservists protect us. Who protects them?

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Sagi Balasha

Two Iranian citizens arrested for fatal drone attack on US military personnel

Two individuals, respectively in the United States and Italy, have been arrested on charges of being involved in the January 28th, 2024, drone...

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Giovanni Giacalone

Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism redefined

It would be futile to attempt to analyze the entire debate about whether or not anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The point is that the entire debate...

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Richard Lederman

Dear Hanukkah Pajamas

You are worn when my younger daughter accompanies her sister to the bus stop. You are worn to the farmers market when we go early Saturday morning....

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Aj Reisman

The ‘Oblivion Gamble’

I’ve come across an article about an American multi-millionaire who wants to live forever. He has a strict routine every day. He is monitored by...

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Adam Borowski

Why Masa, Why Now

Recently, I traveled to the United States to participate in the JFNA General Assembly. It wasn’t my first time at this event or similar ones, but...

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Meir Holtz

The Greentech Heroes of the Greed Detox Revolution

The Shopping Conspiracy: How Israeli startups tackle the environmental consequences of corporate greed and overconsumption – by Frederic Eger –...

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Frederic Eger

Women are not welcomed at the Western Wall, even on Hanukkah

Recently, I was honored to be named by the BBC as one of the 100 most influential women for 2024. The list highlights extraordinary women whose...

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Anat Hoffman

Proud American Jewish Zionist

I was a troubled teen. None of the people I have met since then can believe it, but it’s true. I was a teenager of the 60’s and all that...

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Richard Lederman

A Tale of Three Men

From time to time, I am reminded of a few stories I once heard that I cannot seem to forget no matter how much time passes or how hard I try. Tales...

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Shilo Sapir

Eternal

Some things last forever. Some things seem to last forever, but don’t. Suffering seems to have been around since the beginning of time. But it...

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Yoseph Janowski

What will Netanyahu’s legacy be?

Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu is Israel’s longest standing Prime Minister, having served from 1996–1999, 2009–2021, and 2022 to the present. In...

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Steve Kramer

Netanyahu, Auschwitz and ICC arrest warrants

Well, what a twist. I looked at the comments below the article about Netanyahu not coming to Poland for fear of being arrested. Apart from the...

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Adam Borowski

Paris: Beneath the Shadows of La Roquette’s Storied Pavement

When La Roquette Street served as a haven for Sephardic Jews in North Africa, it was a thriving area with synagogues and spices. Today,...

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Houda Belabd

North Korea-Russia Partnership: A New Challenge for Israel’s Security Landscape

In the heart of Asia, a shifting alliance between North Korea and Russia is rippling across the global geopolitical landscape, extending its impact...

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Vincent James Hooper

Blaming Health Insurance CEOs Misplaced

CEOs often say their employees are their most important asset. Yet, when it comes to protecting that asset, it’s the CEO who may be dropping the...

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Ed Gaskin

Featured Post

As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) wrapped up its 2024 sessions, one thing became abundantly clear: when it comes to Israel, the UNGA...

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Bepi Pezzulli

The Houthis Expose Yemen To Economic Ruin

The Houthis are recklessly exposing Yemen — a poor and underdeveloped country still caught up in a civil war — to economic ruin. Unprovoked...

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Sheldon Kirshner

The blame game

Last night’s wake up call, courtesy of our friends in Yemen, came at a pretty inconsiderate hour. When my husband and I heard the siren, we...

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Judy Halper

The Middle East as a Test for the EU’s Geopolitical Ambitions

The European Union stands at a critical juncture in its quest to establish itself as a credible global geopolitical actor. With its intricate web...

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Emanuele Rossi

Our Winter Discontent

I am like an autumn leaf, lying on the ground, below the tree that has discarded me. Disowned by the tree, I am cut off from the lifeblood from...

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Paul Mirbach

Doing Wonders for Your Spirit

“When my reserve unit didn’t call me up for duty, I sank into a deep depression” writes Yair, the co-editor of One Day in October about the...

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William Hamilton

The Making of Yosef – Vayeshev

“And these are the children of Yaakov, Yosef was seventeen years old…” In most cases up until now the Torah tells us the age of a person either...

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David Lemmer

Facing Armageddon plus Yajuj and Majuj with Hope and Faith.

The world faced many challenges in 2024, including very dangerous heat waves and outbreaks of the infectious diseases dengue and mpox. Dengue...

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Allen S. Maller

Life Beyond Darkness: Lessons from Er, Onan, and Tamar

Er and Onan’s story is, perhaps, the darkest in all Tanach. A bold claim especially given the stiff competition. While not a history book,...

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Yonasan Bender

Marilyn Monroe, the Zionist

Upon the discovery of Norma Jean’s Bar & Grill in Panama, Iowa, and finding a photo of Marilyn Monroe with Miss Iowa, the Leader did more digging...

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Justine Johnston Hemmestad

Are you a workaholic and liking it?

Take responsibility, too, for your psychological, physical, and social health It’s hard to get out of the slave mentality because everyone praises...

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Moshe-Mordechai Van Zuiden

Truth at last

The government of Lithuania’s threats of criminal charges against me remain open. These threats were instigated as an intimidation tactic to...

20.12.2024 10

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Grant Arthur Gochin

What is the theme of the stories of Genesis? (Vayeshev)

One of the most fundamental questions about the Torah turns out to be one of the hardest to answer. What, from God’s calling to Abraham in  ...

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Jonathan Sacks

Brothers In Law

There is an extremely disconcerting trend of parents potentially losing their children, or sending them away for brief periods of time, that...

20.12.2024 9

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Shalom Orzach

Why Are You Still (T)here?

When Jewish immigrants began arriving on ships through the port of Jaffa in the late 19th century, there was a general consensus as to why they...

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Jacob Wirtzer

One World

The world’s globalist organizations, the UN, the EU, and the ICC, are fearful of patriots like President-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister...

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Steve Wenick

Part 3: The Missing Ushpizin: Will There be an Xmas Miracle?

by “Kugel Man” In last week’s installment, we talked about the rebound we had during Chol Hamoed, following a disappointing start to Sukkos. If...

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Jeremy M Staiman

Something is Rotten in the City of Stamford

A political controversy erupted in Stamford, CT this past summer. A long-serving local politician, Ms. Anabel Figueroa (D-8), had given several...

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Benjamin Folkinshteyn

Paradox of Hope: Israel Awaits Trump’s Return?

Paradox of Hope:What Israelis Expect from Trump’s Return A new comprehensive study by the Dor Moriah Analytics Center has revealed Israeli...

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Roy Jankelowitz

Vayeshev: The Secret Identity

Veyeshev: The Secret Identity וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָהַ֤ב אֶת־יוֹסֵף֙ מִכׇּל־בָּנָ֔יו...

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G. Orah Adarah Paris

Giving

It’s a funny kind of thing, yet it works. When someone is down and out, giving to help others might seem counterintuitive, but it’s the ticket...

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Yoseph Janowski

La’alot – My Descendants Will Be Sabras

It’s true I woke up on Sunday, Oct 8th, 2023, a profoundly changed woman. I went to sleep one person, and as I processed the shocking, horrific...

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Dana Janine Diamond

How Joseph Became Our First Tzaddik

How does an arrogant spoiled young man become known as Judaism’s first Tzaddik , righteous person? Though casting Yosef into a pit and selling...

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Steven Saks

A Different Approach to the Weekly Portion

I try to read the weekly Torah portion every Thursday or Friday night in advance of Shul on Shabbat morning. Each year, I also read from a...

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Steve Sheffey

Vayeshev: Joseph and His Brothers and Israel Today

When reading the beginning of this week’s parasha it is hard to escape the impression that Joseph was a spoiled, nasty, egocentric and divisive...

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David Harbater

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