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April 25, 2024 – 11:53 pm | Comments Off on Hamas College Takeovers57 views

Over the past week, we have seen anti-Israel college takeovers with protestors openly declaring their desire to kill Jews and to render Israel—from the river to the sea—Juden Rein. The brazen tactics and bullying have left many Jewish students and faculty members afraid to venture onto campus. As we approach …

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Chanukah: Menorah on Masada

December 23, 2005 – 6:01 pm | Comments Off on Chanukah: Menorah on Masada3,079 views
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Mass Suicide
When you climb to the top and hike to the back you will discover a giant Chanukah Menorah on Masada and you have to wonder why. What is the connection between the story of Chanukah and the fortress of Massada? To answer this question we must go back to …

Pekudei: Was Iraq Freed?

November 4, 2005 – 2:13 am | Comments Off on Pekudei: Was Iraq Freed?2,703 views
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This essay was written in 2005, when the US led effort to bring democracy to Iraq was still in its infancy.
Democracy in Iraq
The international media has subjected the US-led coalition that liberated Iraq and established a democratic government, to intense scrutiny and even criticism.

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Sh’lach L’chah : Despite All Odds

June 21, 2005 – 5:28 am | Comments Off on Sh’lach L’chah : Despite All Odds2,696 views
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Communicating Truths
In May of 1967, an Egyptian parliamentary delegation visiting Moscow was told that Israel had concentrated its army on the Syrian border and that an imminent Israeli invasion of Syria should be expected.

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