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The State of Our Future

There is plenty of cause for concern. The super-confident Israeli prime minister is locked up together with the Palestinian fox and the American lame duck at the American Presidential retreat at Camp David in which the prime minister and the lame duck are desperate for some results but the fox already has all the cards -- or at least pretends that he does.

A Shmuess For Parshas Pinchos
By HaRav Sholom Schwadron zt'l

"And Hashem spoke to Moshe saying, `Be hostile towards the Midyonim and smite them, for they are enemies of yours, in the trap which they laid for you in the matter of Pe'or..." (Bamidbor 25:16). We need to understand why the Torah stresses that the Midyonim were to be outlawed for the incident involving Pe'or, and not for having hired Bilaam to come and curse Yisroel, by which means they wanted to wipe Yisroel out entirely.

Summer Heat: Approaching the Three Weeks
by Rabbi Nosson Slifkin

The year is divided into four quarters, called tekufos. The term tekufos also refers to the special days that begin each of these quarters. These are based on the relative positions of the sun and the earth.

A Man Over the Congregation
by L. Jungerman

"And Moshe spoke to Hashem saying: Let Hashem, the G-d of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation. And Hashem said to Moshe: Take Yehoshua, a man with spirit in him."

Reflections On Ourselves
Kiruv - at Home Base

by Chaim Walder

There is enthusiasm about kiruv of those who are distanced from us, as opposed to the indifference to kiruv of those who are beginning to stray from within our own camp and are on their way to dropping out.

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