Sharansky’s ‘Never Alone’: A Must Read

Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy’s latest book, “Never Alone” is essential reading for anyone who cares about or is interested in the Israel-Diaspora relations. His Jewish identity provided him a sense of purpose and of belonging and was the key to being free in a totalitarian state that sought to control everything, including one’s thoughts. The book …

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The Importance of Truth: Rabbi Weinblatt’s Sermon

The Importance of Truth This week’s Torah reading features a curious anomaly which has been the subject of rabbinic commentaries throughout the ages. When Moses tells the Pharaoh that God will slay the firstborn of the Egyptians, he says it will occur kehatzot, which means literally “somewhere around midnight”, or “at approximately midnight”.  Rashi points out …

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