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This Shabbat
We are back to a normal schedule, albeit Shabbat mincha will be one hour later due to daylight savings time. During
S'uda Shlishit, we will read an op-ed by Times of Israel David Horovitz (a regular interlocutor at AIPAC) on his advice for Pres. Trump's Mideast envoy, David Greenblatt.
Still, those talks did produce some amazing concessions and perhaps an avenue for pursuing future negotiations: a trusted "backchannel" between the 2 parties, without any go-between! Here are some of the positives: The backchannel was surprisingly fruitful. Netanyahu showed flexibility. The Palestinians partially agreed to key Israeli demands, including demilitarization of their future state and the presence of the IDF in the Jordan River valley. The pieces are there for someone else/new to put together.
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Alan Dershowitz on the Kotel Agreement (or lack thereof)
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We just don't know what it will really bring...if anything:
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Israel, Iran, and Hamas
Buried in this next article is a cryptic anecdote that I think is very encouraging:
"On February 27, 2017, Hamas failed to stop the firing of a rocket at Israel, providing the Air Force with an excellent reason to return to Gaza and hit two infrastructure targets vital for Hamas. What should have surprised the terror group is not just the fact Israel knows about these projects that it had invested hundreds of millions of shekels and years of work in, but that the dozens of very heavy bombs being dropped on them from the air have so far caused no fatalities." Read on...
The damage to Israel's reputation has already been done. Who will read/see this report?
State argues that explosives not used by the Israeli army were found in the building where Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish' children were killed, indicating that artillery fire may not have caused their death.
And the above article may be why Iran is now building underground missile manufacturing sites in Lebanon:
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Next Shabbat Afternoon...
We will be reading an op-ed that appeared in the NYT about intersectionality and International Women's' Day. It marginalized at least this one Zionist feminist. Here are 4 articles (one week late due to Purim) in honor of the women of the IDF. The first one, though, addresses the compatibility of Zionism and Feminism
A new generation of women is being misled into assuming an ideological tension between feminism and Zionism
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Israel Pop Culture
In a refugee camp in the Islamist-controlled Strip, a small textile factory produces Jewish skullcaps for the neighbor-enemies next door
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Israel's Economy and Hi-Tech
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The comedian and feminist talked to Glamour about coming to terms with her unruly mane, and being her 'most energetic and vibrant self'
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Birthright Registration is Open! Sign up Today
1. Sign Up now at nnj2israel.com
2. Make sure to choose the correct date and age range for your Tlalim-Israel Outdoors trip organizer in the Primary Application.
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May 20 - May 30
NYC / Northern New Jersey Community / Ages 18 - 22 / [TL-36-376]
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On going film -- Various Venues
MR. GAGA
follows choreographer Ohad Naharin at a critical turning point in his personal life. This spirited and insightful documentary will introduce you to a man with great artistic integrity and an extraordinary vision. Mr. Gaga tells Naharin's personal story of this controversial, political, and always entertaining figure, and his constant battle for artistic perfection. Eight years in the making, Mr. Gaga traces Ohad Naharin's artistic roots using personal family footage, intimate rehearsal footage, extensive unseen archive material and stunning dance sequences. Heymann weaves a marvelous tale of what it takes to be a genius, the exhausting toll dance can take on its performers, and finally, the beauty that art can bring to this world.
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A group of young adults with Down syndrome embark on a demanding trip through the Himalayas accompanied by their typically abled siblings, bringing unresolved challenges to the surface. Winner, Best Documentary, Jerusalem Film Festival.
as part of
Reelabilities
- the largest festival in the country dedicated to awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with disabilities.
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Creative Action Network
Creative Action Network and the Anti-Defamation League are teaming up to invite artists to illustrate refugee stories from across time and geography. Maybe your family fled pogroms in Eastern Europe, from Nazism, from political oppression in Iran or the Soviet Union. Maybe you know someone who fled Uganda or other countries that persecute members of the LGBT community, maybe you are concerned about how many today have to flee extreme violence and persecution. No matter where refugees came from or their reason for fleeing, each story is unique--but connected. We hope to build a collection of pieces that rise above the noise and hateful rhetoric by humanizing the refugee experience.
Crowdsourced, creative campaigns that enlist artist and designers to create work around different ideas and causes. All designs that meet the requirements in their respective creative briefs will be published and made available for sale as prints and other merchandise. Artists retain ownership of their work but grant us permission to promote, license and sell it in exchange for 40% of the proceeds.
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TORAH Page 523, 880 HAFTARAH Page 1287
KI TISSA
Final Instructions for the Desert Sanctuary
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Additional funds for the construction of the Sanctuary were to be collected in connection with a census of the male Israelite population above the age of twenty: a silver half-shekel was to be contributed by all. Instructions for the fashioning of a washbasin for the priests' use, and for the compounding of oil and incense (to be used in association with the sacrifices) completed the detailed list of the Sanctuary's structure and contents. Betzalel and Oholiav are to supervise the entire construction project.
The Golden Calf
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While Moses remains on Mount Sinai the people below clamor for a tangible representation of God, and Aaron accedes to their demand, fashioning a Golden Calf. God informs Moses of the sinful proceedings taking place at the foot of the mountain and threatens to wipe out the entire nation. Moses pleads successfully that the people be spared, and then descends to restore order. However, as Moses approaches the camp, he is so enraged by the sight and sounds of the revelry that he smashes the tablets of the law that he has brought from God. Moses melts the Golden Calf, grinds its remains into a powder which he pours into a stream, and forces all the people to drink from it. Three thousand ringleaders are slain. The people express their remorse.
The Second Set of Tablets
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God bids Moses to ascend Mount Sinai once again, where he is given a second set of the "Ten Commandments." Moses received a personal revelation from God in which God imparts to Moses the attributes of mercy, kindness and truth by which He guides the Israelites. Moses returns to the camp after forty days, his face shining with a divine glow. From now on Moses will wear a veil to conceal his features, removing it only when he enters the Sanctuary and comes into God's presence.
PARAH
From the second scroll we read the Laws of the
PARAH ADUMAH
(Red Cow), which deal with ritual purification. In Temple times, all those who made the pilgrimage to Jerusalem for Passover and wished to partake of the Paschal Lamb, had to be in a state of ritual purity. Reading this passage (the ashes of the cow were used in the purification procedure) within the month preceding Passover served as a reminder to all who were not ritually fit to take the necessary steps if they wished to participate, as Passover was rapidly approaching.
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