OPINION & COMMENT

No Solutions, Just Improvements

"There is no alternative to Yasser Arafat. He is the only one with the stature, prestige and public support to make a settlement with Israel and force it upon those who oppose such a settlement." "There is no military solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict. If you kill one terrorist, others will come in his place. The solution must be political and social."

Chazal Tell Us How to Overcome Yishmoel
by Rabbi Mordecai Plaut based on a shiur of a rosh yeshiva in Yerushalayim

With the threats faced by those living in the Middle East and around the world from those of Arab extraction, the following penetrating analysis sheds light on important characteristics of the struggle with Yishmoel as described by Chazal. This is not to suggest that every Arab is as detailed here, but that the essential features of the contest are as explained, and the steps we must take -- which are matters of our personal and private avodoh -- are as outlined here.

The Chofetz Chaim's Cheshbon Hanefesh
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Each and every one of the Chofetz Chaim's days were taken by him into account, but all the more so, the days of Mercy and Penitence. During this period, he would pray for his soul and the soul of his people.

Sanctifying the Name of Heaven -- Rare Praise for the Chareidim
by Chaim Walder