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May 29, 2009 / Columns

THE RABBI'S SHAVUOT MESSAGE:

We Are A Nation Only By Virtue of the Torah

By Rabbi Max Fox

The Rabbis remark: "Everything depends on luck, even the Torah in the Ark." One Torah is read from constantly; the other one stands in a comer of the Holy Ark, forlorn and deserted. This applies equally well to the Jewish festivals. More...

The Region

Netanyahu's Peace Plan

BARRY RUBIN Special to the Jewish Times

In his successful meeting with President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a superb, workable peace plan backed by a wide Israeli consensus Those obsessed with whether Netanyahu would say the "two-state solution" mantra mis More...

Honorable 'Menschen'

By Howard Berger ... and YOU.

Anyone deserving of an 'Honorable Menschen,' can contact Howard Berger via his e-mail: Howardberger9798@aol.com or by fax: 822-3670. IN EVERY RESPECT JUST CALL TALENTED DR. BILL VILENSKY, D.O.- DR. More...

Dimensions

Guessing Game in Pennsylvania

JOYCE S. ANDERSON Special to the Jewish Times

Arlen Specter, the senior senator from Pennsylvania, dropped a political bombshell on the morning of April 28 when he released a statement that said he was switching to the Democratic Party. More...

Political Cartoon

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Israel Viewpoint

Need to Know

STEPHEN KRAMER Jewish Times Israel Correspondent

Part 2 and Last Below are some more interesting questions I've recently been asked, with my replies. Question: If the West Bank is going to be part of the twostate solution, how will that work with a patchwork of Arab and Jewish settlements? More...