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A Road Map for Whom?

For the foreseeable future, the relationship between Israel and the United States -- and to a lesser extent between Israel and Russia, the European Union and the United Nations, the other members of the Quartet -- is concentrated in the document known as the Road Map. This document seeks to fix the path to a settlement of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people by setting down the steps to be taken to end the current violence and to include founding a Palestinian state.

A Middos Workshop: Waging War on Jealousy
Based on shiurim of Rav Dovid Siegel

The setting: a lovely day in the neighborhood park. Two young women who share a comfortable relationship meet, settle down onto a bench and begin chatting. They discuss the ins and outs of young married life and enjoy the pleasant spring afternoon. The conversation naturally drifts.

Tu BeShevat: Man as a Tree
by HaRav Arye Leib Shapira

Part I

"The custom is not to say tachanun on the 15th of Shvat (Shulchan Oruch Orach Chaim 131), which the Vilna Gaon explains to be the "rosh hashonoh for trees, as much as the other four roshei shonim which are yomim tovim."

A Graphological Analysis of Yasser Arafat
by Yoseph Engel

Our Rabbis teach us that a prerequisite in making peace is to "give [something] up." Marriage counselors know that when the desire to sacrifice is present, peace is truly desired. Let us delve into Yasser Arafat's personality through graphological analysis. His desire for peace -- or lack thereof -- will become apparent.

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