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Karen A. Frenkel
Karen A. Frenkel
May 23, 2022, 7:14 AM
From refugees to guests
Last April, 23 members of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue (SWFS) in New York City arrived in Poland on a mission –– to distribute 86 blue duffel bags stuffed with a ton of most-needed supplies for Ukrainian refugees. They...
Brian J. Horowitz
Brian J. Horowitz
May 20, 2022, 8:08 PM
A memory of Russia, 1982-2022
A Memory of SPb from an American Student of Russia, 1980 to 2022. I made my first of many trips to Russia as a student in the early 1980s. It was Brezhnev-time. People primed me: “It’s always grey there.” It...
Sharona Margolin Halickman
Sharona Margolin Halickman
May 20, 2022, 3:28 PM
Coming Home
In Parshat Bechukotai, Vayikra 26:42, at the conclusion of the Tochacha/Admonition, we read a familiar phrase: I will then remember My covenant with Yaakov and also My covenant with Yitzchak and also My covenant with Avraham, will I remember, and...
Michael Laitman
Michael Laitman
May 20, 2022, 2:32 PM
The War in Ukraine Is Changing the World
The war in Ukraine is unlike any war that’s been. Although it seems local, this war is changing the world. In the end, after all the pain, the parties will establish new relationships, and new relationships will be established...
Abigail Leibowitz
Abigail Leibowitz
May 19, 2022, 6:21 PM
Saying Goodbye to the Ultimate Kibbutz Galuyot Experience
As I wrap up my experience at Yemin Orde, I remember how it started. During my first Shabbat here, as an effort to bond at a Friday night meal, I naively started up a conversation in Hebrew with three...
Cesar Chelala
Cesar Chelala
May 19, 2022, 6:21 PM
War has Wreaked Havoc on Ukraine’s Public Health System
The Russian invasion of Ukraine epitomizes many of the challenges children face today, by inflicting serious damage to children’s health and quality of life. By the middle of May 2022, more than 6.1 million people had fled Ukraine, half...
Sheldon Kirshner
Sheldon Kirshner
May 19, 2022, 7:56 AM
Israel’s Relations With Russia Grow Tense
On May 13, in what may have been a significant shift in Russia's policy, Russian forces manning an S-300 air defence system opened fire on Israeli aircraft striking targets in northwestern Syria. The Israeli jets had just bombed an...
Noru Tsalic
Noru Tsalic
May 19, 2022, 7:33 AM
Russia & Ukraine: The smartened-up story – Chapter V
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My Russia-Ukraine series of articles is approaching its conclusion.  So let’s summarise: In the first article, I delved into the history of this conflict, debunking a few myths and underscoring its ethnic character. The second chapter moves the limelight to more...
Jeff Gross
Jeff Gross
May 18, 2022, 10:32 PM
The Catastrophe
It’s 2096, 74 years since Russia attempted it’s war to wipe the Ukrainian identity from the map. Ukraine has long defeated Russia, defending itself and then counterattacking to free the Donbas and other areas which were attacked and occupied by...
Peter John Beyfus
Peter John Beyfus
May 15, 2022, 4:31 PM
Time for a new song
The tide is turning in favour of the Ukraine. Winning the Eurovision Song Contest with “Stephania”, essentially a paean to mothers, and sung entirely in Ukrainian, is a further boost to that country’s morale. Public support for the struggle...
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