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Jan 26, 2016, 2:02 AM

To My Daughter on Her Bat Mitzvah

January 23, 2016 Beshallah Annie Rose, When your mother and I discussed what we should say to you today, I thought first about Parshat Bo. Sometimes, looking back is the easiest way to see the way forward. Last week was the prelude...

Jul 5, 2015, 8:12 PM

Everything Turns Away–Artwork Part 1

Apr 20, 2015, 12:08 AM

On Saturday, November 29 1947, the UN General Assembly gathered in New York to vote on resolution 181 which proposed the partition of Palestine between the Arabs and the Jews. In 1947 the UN was still in its infancy—barely...

Mar 21, 2015, 9:15 AM

It’s security, stupid

Bibi’s win this Tuesday in the Israeli election is poised to become the Israeli equivalent of the Chicago Tribune’s infamous 1948 headline, “Dewey Defeat’s Truman.” “Exit poll gaps leave pollsters in Israel scratching their head,” reads an article in the...

Mar 17, 2015, 10:12 AM

No More Sinat Chinam

We are on the eve of Israeli elections and American Jewry, even without a vote, seems as engaged as every Israeli. Listening to the pundits, media, and the rhetoric of opposing parties, nothing less than the future of the...

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David Weinstein is a practicing physician and writer.