In the wake of the tragic death of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon on the Space Shuttle Columbia, there was Ariel Sharon, the prime minister and prime healer, providing solace on national television.
Yuval Rotem, Israeli consul general for the Western United States, delivered these remarks at a Feb. 1 dinner for Pressman Academy,
honoring him and his wife, Miri, at the Airport Westin Hotel.
There were a lot of moments of silence this week. There was the one early Saturday morning when you first heard the news of the space shuttle Columbia\’s disappearance.
I\’ve been spending so much time and energy dating that it sometimes feels like an addiction.
Ancient Greek democracy created the \”citizen.\” Renaissance Europe invented the \”gentleman.\” Colonial America produced the
\”frontiersman.\”
Los Angeles Chief of Police William Bratton (pictured with Tsion Ben David of the Israel Ministry of Tourism) placed a prayer in the Western
Wall of the Old City during a recent visit to Israel.
David Schwartz, a counselor for preschool boys at an Orthodox music and arts camp, was sentenced to one year in residential
treatment and five years\’ probation for molesting a 4-year-old boy in his care at summer camp.
The Jewish community has always pushed marriage. So when it comes to divorce, it is understandable that resources in the Jewish world are
limited.
\”In this fast-food, fast-fame world, we are like single blades of grass,\” says Dr. Maya Angelou, the poet, author and historian.
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