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"The Jewish People Cannot Be Broken" -- Why Not?

"Our enemies have yet to understand that the Jewish people cannot be broken," Prime Minister Sharon said in speaking to American philanthropists gathered in Jerusalem for their annual convention (the United Jewish Communities (UJC) General Assembly). "Can't be broken and will never be broken."

The Ten Tests of Avrohom Ovinu
by HaRav Yoel Stenitzky

Part I

"Avrohom Ovinu was tested with ten trials and withstood them all, to show the extent of our forefather Avrohom's love for Hashem" (Ovos 5:4, Ovos DeRebbi Nosson 33:2).

Name Your Price
by Rabbi Y. Spolter

The story is told of a man named Nosson. Nosson was always looking for leniencies when it came to halacha. No matter what the law, he always found the most lenient opinion, squirming his way out of whatever he could.

The Downfall After the Illusion of Pride
by Yisroel Spiegel

The religious Zionists, especially the pioneer settlers who are involved with all those politics, don't have it good. "Ever since Rabin's murder, the religious youth and its educators have been targeted for strong, even diabolical, verbal abuse," grumbled Yisrael Harel, former Secretary General of the Yesha [Yehuda, Shomron, Aza] Council in a weekly column that appeared a year ago in Ha'aretz.

LEST WE FORGET
65 Years After Kristallnacht
by H. J. Lobenstein MBE

Note: This article first appeared 26 years ago to commemorate the beginning of Churban Ashkenaz, when 400 synagogues were burnt to the ground, 100 Jews lost their lives during one night, 3,000 Jews were sent to concentration camps and 7,500 Jewish-owned businesses were demolished.


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