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Making David into Goliath

Making David into Goliath

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(Reviewer: Gary Selikow, Vol. 72, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2017)          I have often wondered how from being supported by the greater part of the world (barring Arab/Muslim and Soviet Bloc countries), including by the non-Stalinist Left, Israel has become a victim of unrelenting hatred, including
The attitude of South African Jewry to German Jewish refugees seeking asylum in South Africa

The attitude of South African Jewry to German Jewish refugees seeking asylum in South Africa

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(Author: Ralph Zulman, Vol. 72, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2017)            Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis’ poignant remarks about ‘we’ and ‘they’, made in his key-note address at the SA Jewish Board of Deputies Gauteng conference in 2016, brought to mind an unfortunate blemish on part
The Barmitzvah

The Barmitzvah

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Author: Lionel Slier, Vol 74, #1, Pesach 2019)   “A five year-old boy is ripe for the Bible, a ten year-old boy for the Mishnah, a thirteen year-old for the fulfilment of the Commandments”. So it is written in the Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkei
Poetry, Pesach 2017

Poetry, Pesach 2017

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(Poetry, Vol 72, #1, Pesach 2017)   Such a question…. And God said “Adam knew Eve.” One cryptic apocalyptic word. A sanction for loving? To lose oneself in a glorious moment of ecstasy. Would the world Have changed if God had said “Now Adam understands