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Thoughts on Torah, working, living in Israel and how they go together.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Shas is trying to attract Ashkenazi Charedi votes

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Many Ashkenazi Charedim are upset at the Ashkenazi Charedi leadership for what happened in the Jerusalem mayoral election. Porush's supp...

Does it pay to work?

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This letter was printed in Yated Neeman. Dear Editor, I was called to my son’s cheder to talk about tuition. I was directed to the administr...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Does this sound familiar?

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U.N. Staff and Hospital Come Under Shelling as ... Fights Cornered Rebels ...the United Nations confirmed that staff members and their famil...

So much for the US stopping arms smuggling to Gaza

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Remember how Tzipi Livni made a big deal about how she reached an agreement with the US about helping to stop arms smuggling? There it goes,...

Evaluating the results of the Gaza war

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If Israel's deterrent capability in the Gaza Strip has indeed been restored, why has a soldier died there such a short while after the I...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

It's starting already

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A soldier was killed and 3 others wounded by a bomb next to the border fence with Gaza. It is clear that Hamas is feeling out Israel's r...

I"m back

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I was traveling on business last week so had little or no time to post. I hope to get back to a regular posting schedule.
Sunday, January 18, 2009

The withdrawal has already started

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The question is what happens in a week after the army is fully withdrawn and Hamas starts firing a few rockets again? Will Israel re-invade?...
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Shin Bet Chief: Hamas will resume arms smuggling to Gaza within a few months

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Shin Bet Chief: Hamas will resume arms smuggling to Gaza within a few months So what exactly did we accomplish in the 3 weeks of war?
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Ceasefire deja vu

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Here is what I think is going to happen. Hamas will cease fire long enough for Israel to withdraw from Gaza. As soon as Israel withdraws fro...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Yitzchak Rabin on giving Gaza to the Palestinians - How wrong he was!

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The big questions is would he have had the courage to admit that he made a mistake? (Hat tip Life In Israel )
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Monday, January 12, 2009

A look back at what the left said before the disengagement

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It is amazing to watch this clip (English subtitles) and see what the left said about how the disengagement would bring peace and security t...

Coming soon to El Al, Mehadrin flights

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בקרוב באל על: "טיסת מהדרין" לחרדים This means: 1. Separate seating (men in the front women in the back) 2. No stewardesses only ma...
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Friday, January 09, 2009

Tzippi, what happened to the UN?

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Tzippi Livni was the chief architect of the Resolution 1701 which ended the Lebanon war. She listed that as one of her big achievements. It ...
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The government fiddles while Rome burns

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Last night the UN Security Council approved a resolution calling for an immediate cease fire. This is going to make it very difficult for Is...
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Torah scholars don't need protection - does this apply now during a war?

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The Gemara in Bava Basra 7b discusses the need for building walls around a settlement. Since walls are for communal protection, all resident...
Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Yeshivas are moving north out of danger, what about the protection of Torah learning? - Updated

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Many of the yeshivas in the South (Ashdod and other places) have temporarily moved to Yerushalayim or Bnei Brak. On one hand the move is und...
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A day of Tefila

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Monday, January 05, 2009

The 3 State Option

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John Bolton in the Washington Post rightfully buries the idea of a Palestinian state. The solution that he advocates is I believe similar t...
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Winning the war and losing the peace

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The government is looking to end the war with a political agreement based on a new monitoring system for the prevention of smuggling along t...
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