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Cardozo Honoring Jimmy Carter – Oy Vey

Jonathan Feldstein — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:16:11 +0000

One doesn’t need a law degree to know the adage, “sticks and stones can break my bones but names can never hurt me.” All kids know this, and that “names” can consist of many kinds of words, which can hurt too. Words can even kill. How is it possible, then, that Yeshiva University’s Cardozo law [...]

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A Peep from Plains

Jonathan Feldstein — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:41:48 +0000

On the verge of President Obama’s upcoming visit to Israel, and as world leaders scramble to discuss the steadily deteriorating situation in Syria, with Egypt’s new government on the verge of falling apart or becoming more authoritarian than the last one, and the Arab spring heating up to be a burning summer, input is [...]

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It Feels Like May Again

Jonathan Feldstein — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:44:33 +0000

I know its August, but it feels like May. In May 1967, there was a palpable sense that Israel was about to be attacked by its neighbors in an all out war for its’ survival. Arab rhetoric and saber rattling was intense, and was coupled by tangible threats and acts of war that made [...]

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Romney: Right on Israel

Jonathan Feldstein — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:46:23 +0000

Yesterday I got to share a few words with Mitt Romney. Five to be exact. As he walked by me at his public event in Jerusalem to which I was pleased to attend I said, “Welcome to Israel.” Without missing a beat or breaking his stride he replied, “Thank you.” It seems he was genuinely [...]

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Earthquake in the Center of Israel

Jonathan Feldstein — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:38:13 +0000

Is that an earthquake I just felt in the Center of Israel? Tremors are definitely under foot. We live on a major fault line where a major earthquake is expected every 90-100 years. The last was a 6.2 in 1927, and before that in 1837. Is this the Big One? Wait, there it is again. [...]

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Three Days in July

Jonathan Feldstein — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 06:31:56 +0000

In July 2006, I had the opportunity to organize a blood drive for a community of Iranian-American Mashadi Jews who were in Israel celebrating the bar and bat mitzvahs of their children. This was an early cornerstone in what would become an enormously successful program of bringing Americans in Israel to donate blood, making a tangible [...]

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The Longest Distance Between Two Points

Jonathan Feldstein — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:09:31 +0000

Math was never a particular strength, but I have some faint recollection from geometry or algebra (or something like that), that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Conversely (another mathematic term if memory serves), the longest distance between two points would be a crooked, bent, or circuitous line. Flashbacks to the [...]

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Blood Donors are Heroes

Jonathan Feldstein — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:15:57 +0000

Blood Donors are Heroes Jonathan Feldstein Director, Heart to Heart www.afmda.org/heart-to-heart June 14 marks the World Health Organization’s World Blood Donor Day, which was established to raise awareness of the need for a safe blood supply and to thank blood donors for their lifesaving donations. I’ve donated dozens of units of blood over the [...]

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Yom Haatzmaut Dayeinu

Jonathan Feldstein — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:02:12 +0000

Living most of my life in the United States, I knew Israel’s independence was not something to take for granted, and indeed to be celebrated at every opportunity. Nevertheless, with the pace of life there not focused of Israeli holidays, the ability to celebrate and commemorateIsrael’s independence sometimes conflicted with business meetings, kids’ activities and other [...]

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