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January 30 – Yitro: The Ten Commandments, Beyond The Two Tablets?

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Odds & Ends

For Israelis who flee the ultra-Orthodox fold, a brave new world

The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBS By Tamar Rotem ~ Haaretz ~ Jan 23, 2016   For Israelis who flee the ultra-Orthodox fold, a brave new world The Hellers, before leaving the community. Courtesy of the familyEvening was beginning to fall on the playground that one sees from thebalcony of the Heller family home in Beit Shemesh. Six-year-old Pini enteredthe house excited, his cheeks flushed. “Mom, I played with the ball,” hedeclared, speaking in Yiddish. There was an unmistakably triumphant tone inhis words. Yisrael Heller and his wife, Rachel “Cheli” Heller, exchanged a quick look.They were sitting at a table on the balcony, their 1-year-old baby cavortingbetween them. It looked like another ordinary day, as though a boy cominginto the house holding a ball was an everyday event. In…

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January 23 – Beshalach: The Story of Nachshon

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A Middle Eastern Finland

The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBS By AMOTZ ASA-EL ~ 01/17/2016 04:46 Middle Israel: A Middle Eastern Finland With conflicts rapidly multiplying around it, Israel is steadily adopting a mind-set of neutrality.   People protest in front of Saudi Arabia's embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016. Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran early on Sunday morning as Shi'ite Muslim Iran reacted with fury to Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric.. (photo credit:REUTERS)   There was a time when Switzerland epitomized the idyll Israel would never enjoy: wealth, Alps and neutrality. While eternally snowcapped summits remain an exoticism, Switzerland’s economic success is no longer so antithetical to Israel’s, and neither is its neutrality.In what is emerging as a new Israeli mind-set, Jerusalem is…

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President's Message

January 2016:

This year, 2016, marks 49 years at TBS for Eta and me. 49 years ago we joined TBS (we were just children).

We made friends here. Many are more than just friends. Over the years we have lost dear friends much too soon and we often think of them.

So much of our lives have been built around TBS. The good, times, and yes the sad times. (more…)

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Israel Matters! / Uncategorized

IM Issue 98 – February 2016

New Mossad Chief: Iran Deal ‘Significantly Increases’ Threat To Israel The nuclear agreement signed between Iran and six world powers in July 2015 has “significantly increased” the threat to Israel posed by the Islamic republic, Yossi Cohen warned as he was sworn in as the new head of the Mossad intelligence agency. Still, he added, he was confident the spy agency would be able to formulate an “appropriate response.” click Israel Matters! 98 to read the complete issue. Will open with the free Adobe Reader or equal.

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January 16 – Bo: Moses and Aaron Come to Pharaoh

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January 9 – Va’eira: The Ancient Plagues of Egypt

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