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OPINION & COMMENT

Reasons for a Weak Dollar are Still Strong

Israel is not the only country with economic problems. With the possible exception of China, there is no major country in the world that is satisfied with its recent economic performance, and the prognosis everyplace for the future is uncertain, at best.

The Sensitivity Gap
by Rav Yechezkel Norman

In the sixties and seventies I remember a term that was constantly used to define an apparent phenomenon. It needed to be understood and classified especially if some brave soul wanted to attempt to improve that situation. It was "The Generation Gap."

The Key to Redemption: A Droshoh for Shabbos Nachamu
by HaRav Eliyohu Ze'ev Cochin, zt'l

One Parshah, Two Messages?

More than eighteen centuries have now passed since our exile from our land and the destruction of our Mikdosh, to which we are still prevented from ascending. Hashem's Hand is still outstretched against us; each day's curse is greater than that of the day before.

Zevulun And Yissochor In Transition: A Shmuess Delivered
by HaRav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro

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While on a visit to Switzerland some thirty-five years ago, HaRav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Be'er Yaakov, delivered the following shmuess at a gathering of baalei batim, in which he discussed several issues whose relevance has in no way lessened in the interim.

Politika
A Matter of Priorities

by Eliezer Rauchberger

A brouhaha broke out in the Knesset two weeks ago when MKs learned of plans to destroy Beit Frumin, the old Knesset building in downtown Jerusalem on King George Street where the Knesset convened for 16 years until the present Knesset building was constructed.

A Tale of Two Students
by Rabbi Avi Shafran

Meet Tim, a doctoral student in his fourth year of postgraduate research in his field of choice (or better, love): Scottish literature. His parents, who used to chide him about "getting a real job," have reconciled themselves to their son's dedication to his field of academic endeavor, and even speak of him with pride.


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