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OPINION & COMMENT We wish to say it clearly: we support the democratic system of government. We think that it is a good, effective system of governance that has proven itself good for the Jews and good for humanity in the more than two centuries that it has been used in the West. "Let Freedom Reign" Modern American and European history can largely be understood as the quest for "freedom"; the Russian, French, and American Revolutions were successful attempts to throw off the political, economic, and social shackles which bound men for centuries. Pareve Politics and Popularity In the current Israeli Knesset election campaign, some political party heads have hired public-relations specialists. Their job is to work out, together with the candidates, the party's official line and what image they should project to the public. Nothing is done haphazardly. Every message and remark to the nation has been professionally drafted. In the year of shmittah, all toilers of the earth go on a Sabbatical, a period designed to strengthen their faith and reliance in Hashem. There seems to be a new spirit in the world, an atmosphere not congenial to bnei Torah, in which a new type seems to be emerging, or a denigration of the true representation. El-Al -- "Above and Beyond," in
the Eyes of Chareidi Passengers I'm writing to you from London, and wish to tell you how highly I rate your outstanding airline, which has proven: "El-Al Umei'eiver" ("El-Al and Beyond," the company's slogan). All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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