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Religious People Have Civil Liberties Too

There is a law on the books of the State of Israel, known as the law of Rest and Work Hours, which requires Jewish businesses to close on Shabbos and forbids Jewish workers from working on Shabbos.

The Golden Calf at High Noon
by Rabbi Shmuel Globus

Since the sin of the Golden Calf was committed halfway through the day, they were given the mitzvah of the Half- Shekel. (Yerushalmi Shekolim, 2:3)

An Opening to the Heart
by Yochanan David

The neighborhood has been watching the construction of the cottage units going up across the street for the past two years with mounting interest.

The War That Was and the War That Wasn't
by Rabbi Nosson Zeev Grossman

The media has lately reported from American sources that the U.S. is worried that if Hizbullah fires more Katyusha rockets against Israel's northern cities the government will escalate their air attacks on Lebanon and may even attack Syrian targets.


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