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2005: The Gaza "Disengagement" Plan

"Torn Together" by Tzvi Freeman... "The Expulsion of the Jews" by Levi Brackman... "The King's Gift" by Yaakov Paley... "Unbreakable Faith" by Chana Weisberg... and more

Torn Together
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Torn Together
How do you know that something is truly one and not many parts sewn together? Try to tear it apart...
The Fate of Gush Katif
There are 20,000 Jews living in Berlin amongst 3.6 million Germans. Would anyone dare suggest that we should expel the Jews from Berlin because they may be a provocation to 3.6 million Germans..?
The King's Gift
Just as the sun had sighed its last rays, the king and his guards sighted a small bright cottage, whose light bravely defied the dusk of an already darkened valley...
Peace or Piece?
"Peace" is commonly regarded as synonymous with compromise. But what if you compromise the very foundation on which the existence of peace depends?
The Expulsion of the Jews
This week, Israel has failed its own litmus test
Manna Bashing
They called the wonder-food "despicable." They claimed they could not stomach its "unnaturalness," that their bodies could not contain the miracle gift within its boundaries...
Galut, 2005
Post Tish'ah B'av Thoughts
Today, Jewish soldiers shatter Jewish hearts (both others' and their own) while Arabs dance in a CNN Special Report from the Gaza Strip
Broken Hearts, Unbreakable Faith
The words were said without accusation, without bitterness, without defeat. It was the simplest yet most profound acceptance: "Blessed are You, G-d, the True Judge"
A Light Unto the Nations
What other nation in the world, if its government decided to forcefully uproot its own citizens from their homes, would come away from such an operation without a single life lost?
Jewdaism and Battered Skulls
There was a time when G-d was under attack. There was a time when Torah and mitzvahs were under attack. Now, it's the Jewish people who are on the line...
Jew Against Jew
What happened in Amona last week was not a reaction to the settlers' protest or resistance; it was a reaction to who they are, what they represent and what they believe
Violence in Israel
Scenes such as those that played in the news this week not only hurt Israel--they actually undermine its very raison d'être
Why is Moshiach so integral to the Jewish belief system? It would certainly be nice to see an end to global suffering, but that is a universal ideal. Why is that a principle of the Jewish faith?