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Shavuot – Torah, gratitude, humility
By SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
Also called the Day of Bikkurim, first fruits, because when the Temple was in J'lem, nation would bring fruits to J'lem from Shavuot on.
Senior UN official: ‘Settlers are whacked out’
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The UN has a long history of officials with biased opinions in “impartial” positions, such as Richard Falk.
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It is bitterly ironic that the finance minister, Yair Lapid, who rode to 19 mandates on the back of his promises to the middle class, will take the wrecking ball to the last vestiges of state assistance... to the middle class.
HILIK BAR
As a couple of weeks have now passed since President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel, it is possible to get a better perspective on many of its aspects. Focus must not only be placed on what was said and done, but also on what was missing.
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