Recent attempts at peace in the Middle East have consistently met with roadblocks of some sort. In the latest round of talks Israel has pushed for one simple step from the PA – recognize the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state. Apparently, that is asking for one thing too much.
Imagine, an entity wishes to make peace with a country but refuses to recognize that country. It’s like pirates hijacking a ship and flying their own flag on its mast, yet saying they are peace-seeking.
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When reading the Parsha of Va’eirah this week, I thought about such dangers in a spiritual sense.
When approached by Moshe to allow the Jews to go serve G-d in the wilderness, Pharaoh said: "Sacrifice to G-d your G-… Read More »