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Lo primero que hay que decir de esta trágica historia con un final previsible, es que es lamentable que un hecho del cual Israel tenia – o debería haber tenido – perfecto conocimiento, haya derivado en una nueva ola de anti-semistismo, anti-israelismo, anti-sionismo, o judeofobia, como quiera llamarse, ya que tanto se confunden estos términos en el mundo que nos mira y nos juzga, muchas veces, sin poder o sin querer conocernos. No resulta nada difícil, pues, analizar a los participantes en este juego de poderes, bien sea para repartir culpas o, con una mirada más optimista, para aprender de los errores y asegurarnos de no cometerlos nuevamente; sobre todo, ante la inminente llegada del "MV Rachel Corrie", barco que lleva el nombre de una activista pro-palestina estadounidense que murió en Gaza, y que asegura dirigirse a tal destino para proporcionar ayuda humanitaria. Comencemos por el principio: Israel [...]
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Shayetet (Navy commando) soldiers injured by ”pacifist” flotilla passengers: Daniel Lazar ben Tina Taabel Lea One of the soldiers badly injured on the flotilla boat is from Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion.. He had his ear cut off by a knife, it was just holding by a scrap of skin, was shot in the leg and has a very badly ...
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הבשורה טובה הגאולה What language was the Besora Tova HaGeula (Good News of Redemption) written in? Most people will tell you it was written in Greek. They go on to tell you that it was the "language of the day". They say everything during that ...
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The first part of the series is one of the most grossly distorted programs to appear on mainstream American television in many years (Aired in 2008). CNN’s "God’s Warriors," hosted by Christiane Amanpour, is a three-part series intended to examine the growing role of religious fundamentalism in today’s world. Unfortunate ...
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The Torah says: “HaShem spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to the Israelite people thus: When a woman at childbirth bears a male, she shall be unclean seven days; she shall be unclean as at the time of her menstrual infirmity. — 3 On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.” [Lev 12:1-3] This week we have a doub ...
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Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his fire pan, put fire in it, and laid incense on it; and they offered before HaShem alien fire, which He had not enjoined upon them. 2 And fire came forth from HaShem and consumed them; thus they died at the instance of HaShem. [Vayikra 10:1-3] This weeks Torah reading deals in part with the death o ...
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Parashat Tzav / פרשת צו – Vayikra / Leviticus 6:1-8:36 “The fire on the altar shall be kept burning, not to go out: every morning the priest shall feed wood to it, lay out the burnt offering on it, and turn into smoke the fat parts of the offerings of well-being. A perpetual fire shall be kept burning ...
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The Jewish community of Croatia dates back to at least the third century AD, although little is known of the community until the tenth and fifteenth centuries. The community, over 20,000 strong on the eve of World War II, was almost entirely destroyed in the Holocaust. After the WWII half of the survivors choose to settle in Israel while some 2,500 ...
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Weekly Sidra: Vayakhel (and he assembled) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 35:1–38:20 Haftorah: Melechim alef / 1 Kings 7:13–26 Vayakhel, Wayyaqhel, VaYakhel, Va-Yakhel, Vayak’hel, Vayak’heil, or Vayaqhel (וַיַּקְהֵל – Hebrew for "and he asse ...
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Benjamin Netanyahu – Speech to the United Nations General Assembly Iraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech in the UN General Assembly. Netanyahu directed his speech to the Holocaust denying Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Netanyahu brandished actual Nazi death camp plans. Prime Minister Netanyahu held up copies of minute ...
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You may have noticed that we have added a small corner banner to our website regarding our support with the land and people of Israel. While Beth HaDerech is not a political organization, this small banner simply shows our support for the Jewish people, our people, our alliance to the people of Israel for their land. The banner mentions Genesis 12: ...
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A siddur (Hebrew: סידור; plural siddurim) is a Jewish prayer book, containing a set order of daily prayers. During times of prayer, a Siddur is used. Jews do not read through the entire prayer book at every service. Depending on the service, is the part of the Siddur which is used. Jewish prayer is as ancient as t ...
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“We welcome you to our website. Enjoy it! We also hope to welcome you in person to our synagogue. Our synagogue is a place where you can discover and explore biblical Judaism in an atmosphere of support and sharing. Whether you come from a traditional background or are new to synagogue life, here you can find a spiritual home. From young chil ...
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Presiding over the trial on the “Day of Judgement” will be Moshiach himself… He will weigh and consider the bleak life that Jews have lived in exile. He will intercede on their behalf and seek out their merits, pointing out that they did not want to sin: they were unable to overcome their Evil Inclination. Moshiach will see everyo ...
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