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  My Encounter with the Pope

  by Rabbi Benjamin Blech Was I wrong at that moment to believe it's at last possible to cast off centuries of mistrust, misunderstanding and religious intolerance?
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  Names 'R' Us

  by Batsheva Hirschman Frankel My journey from "plain" Susan to "exotic" Batsheva.
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  Ed Koch & Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau

  by Yvette Alt Miller “I’m a Holocaust survivor too.”
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  The Magic of Jerusalem

  by Danny Ayalon The Jewish people’s unbreakable bond with the sacred city that combines diversity with harmony, and modernity with history.
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  The Birth of the Israeli Air Force

  by Nancy Spielberg How a group of American fighter pilots risked their lives for the fledgling State of Israel.
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  Love, Inside Out

  by Sara Yoheved Rigler Should Jews come first?
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  Middle East News Quiz

  by Yvette Alt Miller Winds of change are blowing through the Middle East. Check your knowledge of recent events.
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  My Non-Jewish Boyfriend

  by Jennifer Cooper If I was never going to intermarry, why was I seriously dating a non-Jewish, bona fide heartthrob?
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  Israel & the Environment

  by Aish.com staff An amazing fact sheet about one of the greenest countries in the world.
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  Israel Feeds the World

  by Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israel displays leadership in innovative agricultural technologies.
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  Israel Elections 2013

  by Aish.com staff Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday, January 22. Get the scoop.
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  A Bravery Fiercer than Death

  by Toldot Yisrael The tragic yet inspiring story of the 35 heroes of Gush Etzion.
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  My response to Anti-Semitism

  by Rabbi Chaim Levine The cause of anti-Semitism is also the solution.
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  Aish.com's Fiscal Cliff

  An open letter to Aish.com readers.
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  Endangered: Jewish Genius

  by Rabbi Benjamin Blech Why has there been a dramatic, recent decline in the academic performance of American Jews?
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  To Baby or Not To Baby

  by Sara Yoheved Rigler One woman's struggle with the fateful decision whether to have children.
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  New Year’s Resolutions for the Media

  by Camera.org 13 suggestions for stopping media bias in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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  Wagner and Hitler

  by Elad Uzan Richard Wagner’s contribution to consolidating Nazi ideology was not marginal.
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  News from Israel You May Have Missed

  by Yvette Alt Miller 2012 was a busy news year. Here are some less-reported stories you might have missed.
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  Thursdays with Chaim

  by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon Which is harder: Saying goodbye or saying hello?
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  The Voice of History

  by Rabbi Shraga Simmons Rabbi Berel Wein's compelling views on Jewish destiny.
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  Window on the Rabbi’s Door

  by Rabbi Yaakov Palatnik Judaism's timely guidelines on preventing illicit sexual relationships.
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  The Chuck Hagel Problem

  by Rabbi Shraga Simmons Will the next U.S. Secretary of Defense downgrade cooperation with Israel and oppose actions against Iran?
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  Is Christmas Good For the Jews?

  by Rabbi Benjamin Blech The greatest challenge to our faith is not another faith, but faithlessness.
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  Know Hamas

  by StandwithUs.com A glimpse behind the rhetoric.
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  The Shabbos Goy

  by Joe Velarde "Get the Spanish boy, and hurry." That was me.
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  The Last Kaddish

  by Simon Yisrael Feuerman Mourning for my mother saw me through anger, doubt, and numbness – and brought me closer to her.
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  Indicting Israel

  by Ricki Hollander and Gilead Ini, Camera.org An in-depth study of New York Times' coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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  The Enigma of Being Jewish

  by Rabbi Moshe Zeldman Are we a religion or a race? Or something entirely different?
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  Jews and War

  by Rabbi Benjamin Blech The Maccabees realized that there is a time to fight.
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  Terror in School

  by Scratch The Middle East conflict explained through school bullying.
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  Hanukkah’s 4-Point Battle Plan

  by Rabbi Nachman Zakon The Maccabees’ eternal lessons for preserving Jewish continuity and pride.
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  The Palestinian UN Upgrade: Setting Things Straight

  by Alan Baker What it all really means, without misleading exaggeration.
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  Our Family’s Aliyah: A Video Diary

  by Jamie Geller Answering the perplexing question: Why we moved to Israel.
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  Bubba, the Anti-Semite

  by Rabbi Avi Shafran He’s right about one thing: there is a Jewish plot.
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  10 Facts about Hamas

  by StandwithUs.com So you think you know alot about Hamas?
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  What I Saw During Pillar of Defense

  by Nira Lee I worked 20 hours a day as a soldier in the IDF, providing goods and services to civilians in Gaza.
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  Hamas’s Media Manipulation

  by Michael Oren Hamas knows it can't destroy Israel militarily so it tries to do so through the media.
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  Registering All Jews in Hungary

  by Araminta Wordsworth Call for a “Jewish list” raises the specter of renewed anti-Semitism.
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  Photo Fraud in Gaza

  by Rabbi Shraga Simmons The inside story of the media war against Israel.
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  Another Palestinian U.N. Bid

  by Leadership Action Network A unilateral declaration (UDI) violates all agreements and further complicates the peace process.
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  Mobilizing Jews

  by Rabbi Ari Kahn Heroism, leadership and kinship during Israel's "mini-war."
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  Civilian Casualties

  by Rabbi Lazer Gurkow Jews and the ethics of war.
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  Lori Live in Israel Now

  by Aish.com staff AUDIO: 100 courageous women fly to Israel in solidarity.
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  Gaza: The Spiritual Response

  by Rabbi Shraga Simmons How you can join the battle.
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  Déjà Vu in Gaza?

  by Rabbi Shraga Simmons Four key take-aways from Operation Pillar of Defense.
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  54 Ways You Can Help Israel

  by Aish.com staff Incredible ideas for how to help Israel at this crucial time.
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  Gaza Escalation

  by Corey Feldman What other country would tolerate this?
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  Israel's Cardboard Wheelchair

  by Viva Sarah Press It’s rolling out from Israel and ready to conquer the world.
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  Sandy's Message of Hope

  by Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld Extraordinary Jewish sensitivity to victims of the storm, and how you can help.