In 2009, an Israeli drone flying over the Gaza Strip transmitted back to its command station an image of a telltale rocket trail streaking toward Israeli territory. Many kilometers away, a young Israeli operator, Capt. Y, quickly maneuvered the unmanned aircraft to get a look at the young Palestinian who had just launched the deadly missile.
It’s common these days to micromanage what information we receive. Many of us have a list of favorite Web sites and blogs we regularly go to, as well as Facebook pages and mobile apps that reflect our individual tastes and ideologies.
In my last column, I suggested a number of reasons for the rise of Orthodox Judaism and the decline in membership among non-Orthodox denominations.
The recent Pew survey of American Jews caused a flutter in the organized Jewish community.
Mary DaRoc died Oct. 15 at 97. Survived by daughters Anna (Thomas) Hall, Eva (Gerald) Simon; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
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