Day: January 29, 2025

The world-wide challenge of today By: Bev Goldman Paul Wilkinson’s 2006 book Terrorism Versus Democracy: The Liberal State Response provides some much needed criteria for distinguishing between terrorists and freedom fighters and explains the uses of terrorism as a political, social, religious, and criminal weapon. Wilkinson, an advisor to the UK government, and a terrorism expert, was dubbed “Britain’s leading academic specialist in the study of terrorism”. He defined four types of terrorism: Criminal terrorism (uses terror for material gain); psychic terrorism (uses terror for mystical, religious, or magical ends);…

Read More

“Good luck” By: Rabbi Dr David Fox Pullquotes: “He recommended that I keep the engine running until I reached home. Home was a few thousand miles away on the eastern side of the continent.” I was a young man heading across the continent to my new position. It was time to complete my professional training and I had accepted an internship at an excellent hospital where I would stay for three years. I had set off in my small foreign car to make the journey solo, to enjoy the countryside,…

Read More

Exposing a hidden message for us all By: Rabbi Moishe Schnerb “When we would ‘get the message’ and do what was necessary, the decree would fall away.” The Psalmist says[1] “Be mindful of me Hashem, when you favour Your nation; take note of me when you deliver them”. The Medrash[2] comments on this verse that King David says to Hashem, “Please have me in mind at the time when You bring miracles of salvation for the Jewish nation, through Mordechai and Esther,” We see right from the get-go that there…

Read More

Parenting youth in crisis By: Paula Levin “My daughter asked me for money to buy clothes. I know she intends to buy short jeans. Should I give her the money?” The question was posed by a rabbi to Rabbi Gershon Edelstein ztz”l, Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh, widely considered to be the Gadol Hador – one of the great spiritual leaders of the generation. “Does she usually dress that way?” he asked. “Yes,” came the answer. “Then buy them for her. Show her you’re there for her.” The story was shared…

Read More