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November 23, 2012
1:30 am

Thank you, Prime Minister

Socrates taught us that the wisest of persons is the one who knows that they do not know. Our rabbis have taught us that the wisest person is the......

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November 18, 2012
10:32 am

Doing what we can in an unredeemed world

The foundational obligation and responsibility of every nation is to protect its people. When it comes to Israel, this obligation has a particular twist of a profoundly secular nature.......

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November 13, 2012
12:42 pm

It’s not who but what is good for Israel

Elections are about people and parties. Before, during, and even after, we struggle over the question who is worthy of our trust. Everything seems to become more personal, and......

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September 4, 2012
12:20 am

Iran: Teshuva for the sins yet to be committed

As this New Year approaches, I find myself having difficulty concentrating on my failures and shortcomings, which have been amply exhibited in the past year. This is neither the......

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July 31, 2012
12:01 am

An open letter to Mitt Romney

Dear Governor Romney, First, I would like to express my appreciation for your visit to Israel. Since I know it was an expression of friendship, I would like......

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July 15, 2012
8:36 am

If it looks like occupation, and acts like occupation…

Our tradition teaches us that one mourns for the past destruction of Jerusalem and its temple not merely by fasting but by internalizing the causes that led to......

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July 3, 2012
6:52 am

Israelis must forgo fantasies about the ultra-Orthodox

On the surface, the issue of applying the compulsory military draft to the heretofore exempted Haredi community is about equity. All citizens must share not merely in the goods......

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