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Rabbi Shraga Simmons shares an insight from the weekly Torah portion.
Your life can change in just one minute!
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Rabbi Shraga Simmons spent his childhood trekking through snow in Buffalo, New York. He holds a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. He is the senior editor of Aish.com and the director of JewishPathways.com.
An expert on media bias, he was the founding editor of HonestReporting.com, and is the author of David & Goliath: The Explosive Inside Story of Media Bias in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (2012). With drama and a biting edge, David & Goliath is a definitive treatment, fully resourced with over 2,000 footnotes. Readers are privy to secret negotiations with CNN executives, and how a grassroots campaign was cited by the New York Times as effecting sweeping changes in Mideast media coverage.
David & Goliath has been praised by politicians, professors and journalists: Former New York Mayor Ed Koch hails it as "Invaluable for anyone wanting the inside story," and James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal calls David & Goliath "of crucial importance for the future of the Middle East."
Rabbi Simmons lives with his wife and children in the Modi'in region of Israel.
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(2) Corine, October 12, 2012 8:32 PM
would like to be able to read more and not wait for days. Where can i find more of the Rabbi's teachings,please.
(1) bartholomew, October 23, 2003 12:00 AM
distinctions: the importance made clear
many times of late i come in contact with christians asking me the differance in what is written in the Torah and the book they call the old testament .
Again and again these people come or are sent to me to ask queastions .
I don`t mind most times ,but when i`m busy it can be annoying .
Many i see a light come on in thier eyes
after the explaination .
Or a nod of the head.
sometimes a AH HA and a nod of satisfied curiousity.
i do this to keep the lines of comunication and good will between us open .
That is why i m glad to see you audio moments .
it teaches me ,so i am better able too communicate to my gentile nieghbours .
Also my work mates.
Toddah Rabbah
H.