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The Murder of Morality

The Palestinian Police Commander Ghazi Jabali received a special waiver -- as a humanitarian gesture -- from Prime Minister Ehud Barak to travel from Gaza to Ramallah to attend his father's funeral, despite the outstanding warrant for his arrest for involvement in terrorist activities.

Who Really Knows Psychology?
by Yisroel Lorberbaum

Not so long ago, public interest was aroused by a new idea, the use of the polygraph (lie detector) for investigating public figures. Figuring only marginally in the media coverage of the issue was a very interesting piece of information: At every polygraph station where an individual is being tested, a psychologist must be on hand. Why?

The Noach's Ark of Modern-day Times
by Yisroel Spiegel

Up until the sin of Odom Horishon, good was a separate entity in this world, as was evil. Odom was enveloped in pure goodness. The sin of eating from eitz hada'as introduced confusion in the world and a blurring of the clear boundaries of good and evil, that is, it started the grey areas.

Different Methods, the Same Aim
by Rabbi Nosson Zeev Grossman

A relentless campaign to protect the Torah institutions, the yeshivos and kollelim, has been taking place for decades. Ever since the State of Israel was established, various secular circles have challenged the value of Torah study for its own sake: the devoting of one's life to intense Torah study.


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