Responses to the Shidduch Proposal
Besides abandoning CC for two weeks while running the Tikvah Program for Yeshiva Men (reaction coming later) and a few days of decompression at Mammoth, I waited to see if readers of Mishpacha would...
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A New Look at Tehillim 144
Contributed by Doron Beckerman לְדָוִד בָּרוּךְ ה’ צוּרִי הַמְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַקְרָב אֶצְבְּעוֹתַי לַמִּלְחָמָה: (1) To David. Blessed is Hashem, my Rock, Who trains my hand for battle, my fingers for war. [Every victory I...
Daven For the Asir Tziyon
Lt. Hadar Goldin’s chasuna is scheduled to take place before Rosh Hashanah. Daven for him. Hadar ben Chedva Leah. Daven for a quick end to the unimaginable pain of his parents and siblings. Daven...
“Of Public Record” – 2
A second offering of interesting quotes from recent days’ media reports can be seen here. For future such postings, occasionally check out rabbiavishafran.com
A New Look at Tehillim 140
Contributed by Doron Beckerman Psalm 140 May Have Never Been More Apt למנצח מזמור לדוד: (1) To the conductor. A song of David. חלצני ה’ מאדם רע מאיש חמסים תנצרני: (2) Extricate me, O...
Knesset Speaker to the US: Do More to Prevent Civilian Casualties in Iraq
It didn’t really happen this way. But perhaps it should. A reader who must remain anonymous for professional reasons contributed this analysis: Yesterday, US State department spokesperson, Jan Psaki expressed concern over the high...
COJs, not OTDs, may be our bigger problem
An article I wrote about “Cultural Orthodox Jews” in the Forward can be read here.
Letter in Today’s NYT
To the Editor: “A Damaging Distance” (news analysis, Sunday Review, July 13) may well be right that the reduced interaction between Arabs and Israelis is lamentable. But to attribute Israel’s erection of a barrier...
AIA Statement on Ground Action in Gaza
With the news that a ground invasion of the hornets’ nest known as Gaza is underway, Agudath Israel of America calls on all Jews to pray for the safety of the soldiers and the...
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