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Strategies Emerge to Address Growing Anti-Semitism

March 23, 2015 Recent events in Toronto and London show heightening anti-Semitism while worldwide a spectrum of strategies has emerged to counteract Jew hatred—including the idea to develop a counter-anti-Semitism taskforce proposed by a top European Union official.

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Bibi Will Lead Israel Again As We Come into These Last Days

March 23, 2015 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went into yesterday’s election trailing his Zionist Union rival Isaac Herzog by four seats, last night’s exit polls showed them neck-and-neck.

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Parasha Vayikra (And He Called): A Very Special New Beginning

March 20, 2015 The new beginning of the Jewish year is being marked in a big way this year with a supermoon (a moon that is aligned with the sun and at its closest approach to the earth) that totally eclipsed the sun at 7:41 a.m UTC (Coordinated Universal Time or 9:41 a.m. in Jerusalem). That eclipse took place in the North Pole, which has to be the ultimate symbol of the wilderness. Of course, the wilderness is significant in Judaism because the Torah was given in the wilderness and not in the Land of Israel. Judaism teaches that the wilderness represents the world, with all its struggles.

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Supermoon and Rare Solar Eclipse Ring in First Day of Jewish Calendar

March 17, 2015 This Friday, March 20, a rare solar eclipse will be visible over the North Pole. Its timing seems to be remarkably "coincidental": it occurs on the Spring Equinox, which is the first day of Spring. It is also the beginning of the Hebrew month of Nissan, the first month in the Biblical calendar year.

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Michael Douglas Speaks Out Against Anti-Semitism

March 17, 2015 Yet another anti-Semitic attack occurred last Tuesday, this time in Marseille, France. Two Jewish teens were attacked after leaving their synagogue. The teens said a pair of "African-origin" youth robbed and beat them to the point they needed medical aid.

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Saudi Prince on Iran Nuke Deal: “We Want the Same”

March 17, 2015 While many have criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu’s alarms regarding a nuclear Iran, an increasing number of world leaders are aligning themselves with his recent warnings to the US Congress that the proposed deal is a bad deal.

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Ethiopian Beats 25,000 Runners in Jerusalem Marathon

March 17, 2015 Jerusalem filled with visitors from 60 tribes and tongues this past week for the Holy City's annual marathon, which drew 25,000 participants. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, who also ran the course, had encouraged Israelis through his Facebook page to “come down to cheer on the runners in the streets of Jerusalem and to enjoy performances and bands along the route … and one big celebration throughout the city."

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Hamas Trades Air and Sea Ports for War with Israel

March 17, 2015 While Hamas and other local terrorist organizations are required to keep the initial ceasefire that brought an end to Operation Protective Edge last summer, Hamas has rejected the plans for a more comprehensive five-year truce that would give Gaza an airport and seaport.

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Parasha Vayakhel-Pekudei | Shabbat Parah: Purified for Passover

March 13, 2015 When Moses assembles the people together, he underscores the fact that the message he is conveying to them is not his own, but Adonai’s. That message includes a set of instructions for living a Godly lifestyle. The Israelites, who entered into covenant with the God of Israel to do what He commanded, were not expected to only listen to the message—they were expected to follow through with it, applying it to their owns lives, turning from their former ways. Likewise, we are not just to be hearers of the Word of God but also do what He has commanded us.

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Kerry Stands Up for Israel at the UNHRC

March 10, 2015 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called to account the members of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on March 2 for undue "obsession" with Israel, a move that caught the ire of the Palestinian Authority.

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