by Leadership Action Network A unilateral declaration (UDI) violates all agreements and further complicates the peace process. On November 29, 2012, the Palestinian Authority will request that the General Assembly adopt a resolution to upgrade the Palestinian representation from Observer status to a non-Member State of the United Nations. This follows last year’s failed attempt … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The Torah portion of VaYeitze begins with Jacob leaving one place and ends with him leaving another. Yet the two words used to describe each “leaving” are vastly different. When Jacob is leaving the land of Canaan,he is fleeing from his house. He was escaping from a brother who was set to kill … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The Torah portion of Toldot begins with prayer and ends with a conflict around blessings. These two forms of communication are strikingly different. On the most simple of levels,blessings are conferred by an individual on another as a method of releasing inner spiritual truths ensconced within that individual. It draws out what lies … Read more
Moshe Kempinski On the one hand , the roads of our lives continue to surprise us with unexpected turns. Challenges on the national or personal level may confound and confuse us. On the other hand, we all want our lives to have meaning. We all want our endeavors to produce fruit. We all truly want … Read more
Moshe Kempinski We begin the Torah portion with G-d revealing Himself to Avraham “Now HaShem appeared ( VaYera) to him in the plains of Mamre, and he was sitting at the entrance of the tent when the day was hot.”( Genesis 18:1) Towards the end of the torah portion we read again about G-d revealing … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Avraham is told to leave his home but then he is welcomed into G-d’s home with the first of several blessings and promises “And HaShem said to Abram, “Go forth from your land and from your birthplace and from your father’s house, to the land that I will show you. And I will … Read more
By WILLIAM MCGURN After President Reagan’s listless performance in the first presidential debate of 1984 raised speculation that he was too old for the job, the Gipper took command in the second debate. Of his opponent Walter Mondale, Reagan famously said that he wouldn’t try to score political points by exploiting his opponent’s youth and … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The first night of Sukkot this year was a perplexing one. It was a time of great rejoicing and a time of great camaraderie and fellowship. Yet here in Jerusalem it began to rain as we were all finishing our meals. It rained for a short time but nevertheless many eyes turned to … Read more
