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OPINION
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Being Realistic in the Middle East
The murder last Thursday of Mir Yeshiva student Shmuel Mett Hy"d, and the suicide bombing in Be'er Sheva on Sunday, are horrible reminders that the antisemitism that animates Palestinian terrorists was not abated by the painful sacrifice made by Israel as a whole and by those who were evacuated from Gaza and the northern Shomron in particular.
Reflections on Chodesh Elul
by HaRav Dovid Povarsky zt'l
Precisely those who toiled — they are the ones who can see the situation in its proper perspective and to see that there really is reason to be fearsome and alarmed. We are dealing with the cleansing of the intellect and the soul! A decontamination from all the pollution of the body. Once a person has purified himself during the days of Elul, his mind is more lucid and his thought processes are more coherent; subsequently, his vision is also more spiritual. This is why we are afraid of the Day of Judgment.
The Rewards of Pleasant Speech
By Chaim Walder
Sometimes this column is used to write about simple ideas that might seem superfluous because they are obvious and well- known, but still they need to be talked about to remind us to actually carry out the things we know.
Politica: Ideology Takes a Back Seat
By E. Rauchberger
Before the summer recess began, Knesset Chairman Reuven Rivlin announced that if he received 61 signatures of MKs in favor of a no-confidence motion he would convene a mid-recess plenum to hold a no-confidence vote. He also said he would convene the plenum if he received 61 signatures calling for early elections.
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