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A Show of Support for Azzam Azzam

Tuesday, December 21st, 2004

Article in the Washinton Times by Chayyei Sarah (Sarah Bronson). I myself probably would not have gone to visit Azzam Azzam. I do not know if this is something that I should be ashamed of.

A show of support
By Sarah Bronson
JERUSALEM — I recently spent a weekend in the historical lakeside town of Tiberias, in Israel’s [...]

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Religious Zionism Part II

Monday, December 20th, 2004

Post I in the series.
I have spoken with a few (people), but was not really satisfied with their answers. They more spoke to the idea of the chiyuv for living in Eretz Yisrael, and the ideals of Religious Zionism in terms of building the state and reishit tzmichat geulateinu, whereas I am more asking for [...]

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New Blog Features

Monday, December 20th, 2004

I just added the ability to see how many times a post has been loaded. There is also a link at the bottom of each post listing labeled Google It!. If you click on the link it will open a Google search in a new window that uses the post’s title as a search time. [...]

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Rabbi Druckman Promotes Aliyah at Herzliya Conference

Monday, December 20th, 2004

This is an article from Today’s Arutz-Sheva mailing.
If you don’t want to read the whole thing, here is the least paragraph:
“It used to be that the Land was desolate,” he said. “But now, what excuse can there be for not coming? This is our place. There are difficulties, and problems – but I dare say, [...]

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Religious Zionism Part I

Monday, December 20th, 2004

I was recently sent an email by a friend with the following question (edited for spelling, clarity and to remove any identifying information):
I am interested in reading supporting arguments (or hearing your own) for religious Zionism (both independently and as opposed to other hashkafot…). Basically, as part of the process of determining in which derech [...]

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Article in JO Regarding Making Aliyah with Children

Thursday, December 16th, 2004

Hirhurim reviews an article in this months Jewish Observer. The article talks about the social and religious dangers of making aliyah with children who may have difficulty adapting.
Though this article is geared more towards the Hareidi hashkafot (it also talks about adjusting to the “kollel lifestyle), the points made are valid to some degree across [...]

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Something you are less likely to hear after Aliyah

Wednesday, December 15th, 2004

Said to my wife at a meeting today while they were talking about religion:
“Well, Jews are good people. After all, god was a Jew”

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North American Aliyah Has Arrived!

Tuesday, December 14th, 2004

From Arutz-Sheva
18:34 Dec 14, ‘04 / 2 Tevet 5765
Not only has North American Aliyah (immigration to Israel) reached a 21-year high, but the new immigrants have been absorbed with remarkable success.
According to a study commissioned by the Nefesh b’Nefesh Aliyah assistance organization, Over 70% have found jobs in their fields within a year of moving [...]

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French Aliyah Highest in Decades

Tuesday, December 14th, 2004

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Shaw: If you’re Going to Boycott Israel – do it Properly

Tuesday, December 14th, 2004

From Isralert
Barry Shaw – The View from Here
OK. So I understand that you are ticked off at Israel, and in love with the Palestinians.
That’s fine with me, as long as you have truly weighed up all the facts.
So, you want to boycott Israel? I’ll be sorry to miss you, but if you are doing it [...]

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