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Maamorei Mussar
The main story this week, of course, is the holiday of Purim. This year has brought us Purim meshulash, which means that we...
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Supreme Court Delays Decision on Bnei Yeshivos
This week, before I begin my report on political news and the ongoing fight against coronavirus, I must...
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The Passing of Rav Chaim Meir Wosner zt”l
This week, we suffered the loss of another tzaddik. The recent spate of tragedies has left all...
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The Pain of Losing Tzaddikim
This time, it will not be easy to write about our experiences over the past week. First of all, we...
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The Virus Does Not Kill; The Vaccine Does Not Give Life
Things are getting worse. We don’t need to see the statistics or the numbers...
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Hospitals Buckling Under the Burden of COVID Patients
The coronavirus is still one of the dominant topics in the news in Israel. The number of...
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The Supreme Court Takes on Yiddishkeit
This week, we will begin our discussion of the latest news involving the Supreme Court. The wheels of justice...
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Another Terror Attack in the Binyamin Region
Meanwhile, another terror attack, which nearly ended in murder, took place in the Binyomin region. The attack took...
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The Price of Envy and Egotism
There are times when I think that Israel ought to envy countries such as Sweden or Switzerland, where the...
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Knesset Disperses New Elections Set for March 23
This week, two major issues have dominated our attention. The first is the ongoing Covid pandemic, as...
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The Hellenists of Our Day
There is a minority within the State of Israel that does not like religious Jews and takes every opportunity to...
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Will the Vaccine Be Mandatory?
Israel is getting ready for the Covid vaccines.
Pfizer and Moderna, the two pharmaceutical giants, have each produced their own respective...
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Are Netanyahu and Gantz on the Same Page?
In the world of Israeli politics, there is complete chaos. It has begun to seem as if...
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Israel in Paralysis
Things are not calm in Israel.
Many parts of the government are paralyzed—such as the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, which determines the government’s...
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A Year of Coronavirus
A year has passed since the world began coming to a screeching halt.
The coronavirus was discovered in Wuhan, China, last December....
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Israel’s Real Problem
Personally, I don’t really think that a Biden presidency would be catastrophic for Israel, although his vice president might be a disaster....
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All Eyes on America
As I write this, all eyes are on America. There is one question on everyone’s mind: Will the election be won...
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Dancing at the Kosel
Last week, I mentioned that with the loosening of the nationwide lockdown, the Kosel would be reopened to mispallelim. My prediction...
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The New Zman Begins
The new zman, as you certainly know, began this week. Under ordinary circumstances, the zman would have begun on Rosh Chodesh...
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The Hakafos We Will Never Forget
None of us will ever forget Sukkos of the year 5781, and we will certainly never forget this year’s...