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OPINION & COMMENT The Immorality of Palestinian Combatants and Noncombatants After 11 days of often intense fighting in northern Gaza between Israeli military forces and Palestinian militants, an Israeli tank came under heavy fire one night at about 1 a.m. Israeli forces responded by shooting back at the apparent sources of the fire. Certainly those whose lives were at stake were fully alert, but visibility is certainly not the best at that time. Change is a Must
Judging Favorably: A Middos Workshop The first part of this discussion about how to judge people -- and how not to judge them -- discussed the basic obligation. A way to understand the principle is status quo -- assume people stay where we know they were before. Tzaddikim stay tzaddikim, even if we see them do something that appears wrong.
Understanding the Depths of Avodoh Zora The first part discussed the basic nature of the prohibition and how it is considered central in Torah. Whoever denies it is like agreeing to the entire Torah. The Torah warns against it a total of 44 times. If avodoh zora falls into some other substance, it prohibits the entire mixture, no matter how small a proportion the avodoh zora is. Dear Editor, I read your editorial called, "The Thoughts of Our Heart" (in the Rosh Hashonoh issue) encouraging Klal Yisroel to channel their thoughts, to flee from bad thoughts as from fire and that we should fill our hearts and minds with the high and holy thoughts that they are capable of holding, etc. I would like to add some more practical suggestions to support your meaningful words of encouragement. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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