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By Yoram Getzler.Tal Brody is probably the most well known American oleh(immigrant) to Israel, (other than Golda Meyer). He was drafted # 12 in the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, but chose to pass up an NBA career to instead play basketball in Israel.
PARSHAT BEHUKOTAI. by Yehuda HaKohen “The survivors among you – I will bring weakness into their hearts in the land of their foes; the sound of a rustling leaf will pursue them, they will flee as one flees the sword, and they will fall, but without a pursuer. They will stumble over one another in flight from the sword, but there is no pursuer; you will not have the power to withstand your foes.” (VAYIKRA 26:36-37)
By Ariel Ben Avraham. In previous commentaries in our blog about this portion (Parshat Bechukotai: “Following Love’s Ways” on May 2, 2010 and “Choosing Love” on May 15, 2011) we underscored that we are an emanation of God’s Love and, such as, Love is our common bond with the Creator. Through this bond we relate to Him and His Creation which is also an emanation of His Love.
A clear and concise case for the Truth about the current U.S. and Israeli relationship with Pres. Obama at the helm.
Since 1977, Dr. Kenneth W. Stein has taught Middle Eastern History, Political Science and Israeli Studies at Emory University. In Spring 2006, he was a visiting professor of Political Science at Brown University. Professor Stein is the author of numerous books, scholarly publications, book chapters, and reviews. He writes on the development of modern Israel, American foreign policy towards the Middle East, origins and development of the Arab-Israel conflict, and modern Arab history.
