Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel » Shoshanna Jaskoll http://blogs.timesofisrael.com The Marketplace of Ideas Sat, 25 May 2013 21:40:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 WOW, W4W- Lets get together and really make some noise http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/wow-w4w-lets-get-together-and-really-make-some-noise/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/wow-w4w-lets-get-together-and-really-make-some-noise/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:14:41 +0000 Shoshanna Jaskoll http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=126550 Like most of you, I’m quite done with this whole WOW (Women of the Wall) W4W (Women for the Wall) thing. As with most dramas, it didn’t need to be this way. Had the WOW been allowed to pray as they wished for the one hour a month that they wanted- no arrests, no jail [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/wow-w4w-lets-get-together-and-really-make-some-noise/feed/ 20 The hijacking of Judaism: victims and consequences http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-hijacking-of-judaism-its-victims-and-consequences/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-hijacking-of-judaism-its-victims-and-consequences/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:02:22 +0000 Shoshanna Jaskoll http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=117064 Over the past year or so: I have seen little girls spat on and called whores I have been spat on and called a whore myself I have stood beside a friend as she fought to be freed from a man she has not seen in years- her fate controlled by men she does not [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-hijacking-of-judaism-its-victims-and-consequences/feed/ 188 Mr. President, next time stick to the script. http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/mr-president-next-time-stick-to-the-script/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/mr-president-next-time-stick-to-the-script/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:10:29 +0000 Shoshanna Jaskoll http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=111818 In his address to Israelis yesterday, President Obama spoke of Israel’s achievements, its history and its right to security. All the things an expat wants to hear from the President of her native land about her chosen one. So, when Obama said that he was going ‘off script’ I expected some spontaneous and sincere observation [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-prayer-for-passover/feed/ 3 The Power of Small in the Nonprofit World http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-power-of-small-in-the-nonprofit-world/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-power-of-small-in-the-nonprofit-world/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:47:06 +0000 Shoshanna Jaskoll http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=104080 It’s tough out there for a small nonprofit. What chance does a small NPO have to fund its programs, make a name for itself and garner support when larger, “name brand” organizations always seem to grab the headlines? In fact, one wonders if small nonprofits should even fight for credibility and support, or if should [...]

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