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July 6, 2017 5:15 pm
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UK House of Lords Pays Tribute to 1917 Balfour Declaration That Promised Jewish ‘National Home’ in Palestine

British peers in the House of Lords, the UK's upper parliamentary chamber, paid tribute to the November 1917 Balfour Declaration in a debate on Wednesday. In...

January 19, 2015 4:32 pm
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Lord Sacks Reveals British Police Thwarted Terror Plot Against Manchester Jews

Lord Jonathan Sacks, the former British Chief Rabbi, has told the BBC that the greatest threat currently facing British Jews comes from radical Islamists. "I think...

May 8, 2014 11:08 am
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Judaism Teaches Long-Term Thinking

In last week's parsha and this there are two quite similar commands, both of which have to do with counting time. Last week we read...

January 5, 2014 4:42 pm
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Real Leaders Focus on the Future and Education

To gain insight into the unique leadership lesson of this week's parsha, I often ask an audience to perform a thought-experiment. Imagine you are the...

November 20, 2013 1:48 pm
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The Lesson of Reuben: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Praise

Reuben is the leader who might have been but never was. He was Jacob's firstborn. Jacob says of him on his deathbed, "Reuben, you are...

October 23, 2013 10:22 am
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Beginning the Journey

A while back, a British newspaper, The Times, interviewed a prominent member of the Jewish community - let's call him Lord X - on his 92nd...

July 16, 2013 12:53 pm
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Interpreting the First Commandment: Philosophy or Prophecy

One of the most profound disagreements in Judaism is that between Moses Maimonides and Judah Halevi on the meaning of the first of the Ten...

July 3, 2013 10:06 am
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The Life Free of Suspicion

It is a fascinating story and from it comes one of the great principles of Judaism. Two of the tribes, Reuben and Gad, see that...

June 27, 2013 3:53 pm
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Prime Ministers, Archbishops Heap Praise on Departing Chief Rabbi Sacks (VIDEO)

Outgoing Commonwealth Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks was honored at a dinner earlier this week for his 22 years in service. During the celebration a video...

June 25, 2013 11:30 am
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Prince Charles Expresses Anxiety Over Rise of Anti-Semitism in Britain

Britain's Prince Charles expressed Monday his "mounting anxiety, at the apparent rise in anti-Semitism, along with other poisonous and debilitating forms of intolerance,"...

June 12, 2013 11:13 am
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British MP Apologizes for Calling IDF Soldier a ‘Bloody Jew’

A former British Shadow Minister who was caught on camera describing an IDF soldier as a "bloody Jew" has apologized for his remarks, the UK's...

February 22, 2013 1:18 pm
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UK’s Chief Rabbi: New Anti-Semitism is Number One Threat (VIDEO)

As part of his farewell tour, the chief rabbi of the UK, Lord Jonathan Sacks, visited Israel recently. During his visit he gave a lecture...

February 15, 2013 4:56 pm
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UK’s Chief Rabbi Praises Rupert Murdoch, Warns of Spreading Antisemitism in Europe

Making his last official visit to Israel this week, the UK's Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks,  praised media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, declaring that Israel did not...

April 19, 2012 1:09 pm
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A Call to Remember From the Depths of Our Souls

Yom HaShoah, the day set aside in the Jewish calendar for Holocaust remembrance. During the nightmare years of the Shoah one moment stands out for what...

World

‘Everyone in Danger’: Concordia University Refuses to Investiga...

Jewish students at Concordia University in Montreal must fend for themselves when their anti-Zionist classmates resort to assault and harassment...

Middle East

Hezbollah Tells Iran It Would Fight Alone in War With Israel

With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran's Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next aims at Lebanon's Hezbollah, an...

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