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Orthodox Rabbi Extols Moral Stature of Christians

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, dean of the Har Bracha Yeshiva and Rabbi of the Samaria town of Har Bracha, created quite a stir recently among the Orthodox Zionist community when he extolled the importance of the support of Christian Zionists for Israel. “It appears that we can say that the American Evangelists are the most important and meaningful group supporting Israel nowadays. These are about 70 million citizens of the largest superpower in the world, who believe that the words of the Bible hold true today, and that the nation of Israel needs to return to its land and follow its Torah and Mitzvot. Their moral stature is higher and more exalted than that of Coresh [Persian King Cyrus], who assisted the Return to Zion.”

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Mother of Kidnapped Teen Pleads with UN for Help

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On Tuesday, Rachel Frenkel, the mother of Naftali, made a brief impassioned speech at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland, imploring the United Nations and the world community to do everything possible to return the kidnapped boys to their families. Emphasizing that having a son taken is every mother’s nightmare, she said, “Twelve days ago, my son Naftali, and two other teenage students, Eyal Yifrah and Gilad Shaer—whose mothers are sitting behind me—were kidnapped on their way home from school. Since then, we’ve heard nothing—no news, no sign of life.”

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President Peres Receives Congressional Gold Medal

Peres Accepts Congressional Gold Medal

For the first time in history, the Congressional Gold Medal has been awarded to a sitting President of Israel. Outgoing Israeli President Shimon Peres, who is also a Nobel laureate, was awarded the medal on Tuesday and accepted it at a special ceremony held Thursday at the United States Capitol Rotunda. Peres, who is 90, has worked with American leaders for decades. Republican House Speaker John Boehner praised him as the "great prototype of the Israeli statesman."

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Israel to Help European Jews Flee Anti-Semitism

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In response to the continued rise of anti-Semitism in Europe, Israel is investing NIS 30 million ($17 million) to help European Jewry make Aliyah (immigrate to Israel under the Law of Return) in 2014 and 2015. "In light of increasing anti-Semitic incidents in Europe, there is a real need to encourage aliyah from Europe," Israeli Immigration Absorption Minister Sofa Landver said. Aliyah as a whole has gone up 55 percent, drawing record numbers from the Ukraine and from France—four times as many as last year.

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Parasha Chukat (Statute or Decree): The Mystery of the Red Heifer

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Although chukim (ordinances) are laws that seem to have no rational explanation, and remain undecipherable to our limited human understanding, we can trust that God has good reason for instituting them. Just like children do not always understand why their parents lay down certain rules, we don’t always understand our Heavenly Father’s intentions or reasons.

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Hamas Summer Camp Militarizes Young Palestinians

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While many children in the West are looking forward to summer camp with hours spent playing, creating art, and learning skills such as swimming and canoeing, in the Gaza Strip, children are attending camps designed around robbing them of their childhood innocence. This summer, many of Gaza's children will be participating in about 70 Hamas camp sessions at which they will learn to shoot anti-tank weapons and Kalashnikov rifles, dismantle guns blindfolded and enact kidnappings of Israelis.

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Israeli High School Students Launch Nanosatellite to Aid Lost Travelers

On Thursday, a tiny satellite designed by Israeli high school students to locate lost travelers was launched from Russia. Duchifat 1 (Hebrew for "hoopoe," the national bird of Israel), is Israel's first nano-satellite, weighing only 840 grams (1.9 lbs). Nearly 200 young designers and developers at the Herzliya Science Centre built the miniscule device that will travel its 90-minute orbit around Earth listening for the calls of lost travelers with no cell phone reception on land or at sea.

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Mobile Safety Net Increases Security for Diabetics

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The Israeli-developed application HelpAround has made help for diabetes patients just a click away on the smartphone. The mobile crowdsourcing application allows diabetics to find someone nearby that has a glucose tablet, meter, dose of insulin or advice to share when the need arises. “Diabetics often find themselves in dangerous, scary, or unpredictable situations and running back home is not always an option,” said HelpAround CEO Yishai Knobel, who is a former mobile health executive for diabetes tech giant AgaMatrix.

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Parasha Korach (Korah): Appointed for Service

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In this week's Parasha, Korach (a Levite) challenges the leadership of Moses and the Aaronic priesthood (kehunah). Joining Korach’s rebellion against Moses are Dathan and Abiram (from the tribe of Reuben), as well as 250 key council members who defy Moses and Aaron, stating, "You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the LORD's assembly?" (Numbers 16:3)

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Families of Abducted Teens Call on the World to Help Free Their Boys

On Tuesday, the boys’ families gathered together for mutual support for the first time at the Frenkel home in Nof Ayalon, a city in central Israel near Modiin. Mrs. Frenkel urged everyone to keep praying for the boys’ protection. "We want … to strengthen security forces, who are working day and night, the decision-makers, and the prime minister, who is in contact with us," she said, adding: "We feel deeply embraced by the entire Jewish nation, which accompanies us throughout the day, which gives us so much support."

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