Two Must-Reads About Purim’s Lasting Impact on Jewish History and Emunah

Ultimate Meaning Exists, By Avi Shafran (Jerusalem Post)

“There are two diametric ways to approach life, history and the universe. One approach perceives direction and purpose; the other regards all as the products of randomness – cold, indifferent chaos.

The latter approach is the essence of Amalekism.”

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The thesis that is the Jewish nation has an antithesis: Amalek. And just as the Jewish people is defined by its Torah, so is its polar opposite associated with a particular system of thought and attitude. read more

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Gedolai HaTorah Plea for Jonathan Pollard’s Freedom

Top Rabbis Send Personal Plea to President Bush for Pollard,
by Hillel Fendel
(Israel National News)

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Two of world Jewry’s most renowned Torah Sages, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv of Jerusalem and Rabbi Aaron Leib Shteinman of Bnei Brak, have signed a historically unprecedented letter to U.S. President George Bush, calling for the release of Jonathan Pollard.

It is reportedly the first time that these Torah Sages have ever addressed a foreign head of state about any matter. read more

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Contrasting Jordanians and Israeli Druze

Say ‘Yes’ to Jordan and ‘No’ to Hamas, By Evelyn Gordon (Jerusalem Post)

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“What makes Israel’s refusal truly absurd… is the foreign relations dimension of the case. Standard foreign policy goals usually include trying to make other countries into friends rather than enemies. But this requires demonstrating that friendship pays better dividends than enmity: If the reverse were true, any rational country would prefer enmity.” read more

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Taking Money for Aiding Islamikazi Bomber, Not a Thought About Fellow Jews

Israelis Who Aided Suicide Bomber Convicted of Murder

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In a landmark ruling, the Tel Aviv District Court convicted three Israelis of murder who drove a suicide bomber on his way to carry out a terror attack in Netanya on July 12, 2005.

The attack at the Sharon mall left five people dead and 30 wounded.

Kfir Levi, 26, from Ramat Gan, Sif Azam, 35, from Taibeh and Abed Abu-Mouch, 26, from Baka al-Gharbiya each received NIS 1,000 for driving the terrorist to his destination.

The judges said in their ruling that the plaintiffs had “shut their eyes” to things that should have aroused their suspicion, such as the large bag the terrorist was carrying, and the fact that he did not speak for the length of the journey. read more

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