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Goodbye Dear Friend – Dr. Rabbi Moshe Dror – July 19, 1934 – April 29, 2011

My heart is crying for you my dear friend and brother. Your soul has touched so many people and your love has brightened this troubled world. I will miss you so much.

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PARSHAT KEDOSHIM – You shall not hate your brother in your heart

by Yehuda HaKohen. Art by Phillip Ratner “You shall not be a gossip monger among your people, you shall not stand aside while your fellow’s blood is being shed – I am HaShem. You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall reprove your fellow and not bear a sin because of him. You shall not take revenge and you shall not bear a grudge against the children of your people; you shall love your fellow as yourself – I am HaShem.” (VAYIKRA 19:16-18)

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Spring Arrived, Pesach – Passover Went and Wine Re-Visited

By Harley Zipori. As the days start turning longer and the weather warms up, the children in schools and kindergartens all over Israel sing a song with the lyric “spring has arrived, Pesach is on the way”.

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Hamas – No recognition – No negotiations

by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook
Yesterday the Palestinian Authority Fatah movement and Hamas reached a reconciliation and unification agreement, even though Hamas did not agree to recognize Israel. Israel has condemned the PA saying they have to choose between peace with Israel and peace with Hamas.

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Israel’s Kibbutzim Turn 100 – And Now its recent revival

By Abigail Klein Leichman After a period of turmoil and financial difficulty, Israel’s Kibbutzim are now growing again. Continue Reading »

This is a Peace Process

Author: John Poris While showering this morning (I do a lot of thinking in the shower!), it occurred to me that although “the world” keeps talking about “The Peace Process”, it isn’t really a “Peace Process” as much as it is a demand for Palestinian statehood and a way of kicking Israel in the teeth.

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