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Who Will Pay the Bill for the Fighting?

Three times the Knesset Finance Committee postponed a vote on a NIS 2 billion budget cut requested by the current government to finance the war in Lebanon. Even though the government supposedly controls this vital Knesset committee, it would have been defeated had the vote been taken since two of the government's representatives on the Committee — Labor MKs Yachimovitch and Braverman — announced that they would vote against the cuts despite the position of their party.

Bein Odom Lechavero and Avodoh Lesheim Shomayim during Golus Yishmoel and Edom
by HaRav Meir Zvi Bergman

Part II

The first part focused on the Torah reading of the first day of Rosh Hashonoh that discusses the birth of Yitzchok and the expulsion of Yishmoel from Avrohom's house by Soroh with Avrohom's consent. The Ramban says that Soroh Imeinu was punished for this, as well as Avrohom for letting her do it, in that Hogor was given a son who was a pere odom, and who later oppresses the descendants of Avrohom and Soroh.

The Torah's Rational Evidence of Its Historicity
by R' Dovid Kornreich

The summertime parshas Voeschanon, Eikev, and Re'ei, give an interesting selection of rational arguments for the truth of the Torah.

Understanding Tefilloh - Boruch Sheomar
by R. Dovid Leitner

Boruch Sheomar is the opening brochoh of the Pesukei Dezimroh section of davening, which concludes with the brochoh of Yishtabach. In order to better comprehend this opening brochoh of Boruch Sheomar, it helps to analyze it from three different perspectives.

Politica: Ministers vs. MKs
By E. Rauchberger

The Labor Party is in a deep state of crisis that could affect the entire coalition. The party has no leader or leadership. It is just a bunch of MKs, each doing his own thing. Almost all consider themselves worthy of becoming party chairman, a title Amir Peretz now holds in name only.


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