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OPINION
& COMMENT
Israeli Artillery on Gaza: Action or Reaction?
Let us accept that 19 Palestinian civilians were killed by an
errant IDF shell in Beit Hanun last week — although the
Palestinian record for truth in reporting is abysmal and
there was no independent verification of the casualty
figures. The true number of deaths may have really been
anything from zero to 19.
Oleinu Leshabeiach: Volume Six
The final volume of the set of six by HaRav Yitzchok
Zilberstein, compiled and edited by R' Moshe Michoel Zoren,
has already been on the shelves for some time.
Like its predecessors, it contains hundreds of fascinating
facts and vignettes about Gedolei Yisroel, and at the end, a
comprehensive index of all the six volumes of the series,
which has been received most enthusiastically by the Torah-
true public.
"For a Bribe Blinds the Eyes of the Wise"
by HaRav Yehoshua Sklar
We learn in maseches Sanhedrin (29a): "Rabbi Yossi the
son of Rabbi Yehuda said, `And he was not his enemy, nor
sought his harm' (Bamidbar 35:23) — from here we
learn that two Torah scholars who hate each other may not sit
together on one judgment."
Understanding the Aleph Beis
by Dovid Leitner
Part 2
In our previous article we discussed the significance of the
order in which the letters of the Aleph Beis appear. When
they appear in an ascending order then they represent a
natural progression and the attribute of chesed,
kindness. When they appear in the reverse, descending
order then they represent the attribute of din, strict
judgment.
Politica: Fiscal Policy or Budget Crisis
By E. Rauchberger
Social issues dominated the last two days of budget talks
before the Knesset passed the 2007 budget in a first reading.
The opposition lodged piercing criticism against the cuts on
social spending, saying that they serve the rich and hurt the
underclass, and even a number of coalition members said that
a bigger piece of the pie would have to be set aside for
social spending before the second and third readings.
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