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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 Temple Beth Sholom.Professor Yisrael Aumann won a Nobel Prize in Economics in 2005 for his work on conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis.  Although he lives in Israel (his son was a soldier killed defending the country) the Israeli government has never asked his opinion or his help in negotiating with the Palestinians.  Below, Prof. Aumann explains just what Israel is doing wrong. Biography at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Aumann---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Israel's Conflict as Game TheoryBy Prof. Yisrael Aumann Nobel Prize Laureate Two men—let us call them Reuben and Simon—are put in a small room containing a suitcase filled with  bills totaling $100,000.  The owner of the suitcase announces the following: “ I will give you the money in the suitcase under one condition…you have to negotiate an agreement…

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 Temple Beth Sholom.If over the years you enjoyed the political cartoons of Yaakov Kirschen in the Jerusalem Post, you can see and hear him at Yale this Thursday, October 21st, 2010  from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. at ISPS, 77 Prospect Street, Room A001, New Haven.Kirschnen is the Visting Fellow (Artist in Residence) of YIISA, The Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism. He will be presenting a seminar on “Memetics and the Viral Spread of Antisemitism Through 'Coded Images' in Political Cartoons”.For a recent example of his work, see Jewish Defamers of Israel - The Trading Cards.Free to the public.

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 Temple Beth Sholom.The cuckoo lays its egg in the nests of another bird. When the cuckoo egg hatches, the alien chick that emerges kills its nest mates and thrives on the care provided by the confused, naïve and unsuspecting owner of the nest. Israel's Jewish Defamers are the “Cuckoos in Our Nest”.

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 Temple Beth Sholom. The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and Hayom announce the successful completion of the second Strategic Planning Commission meeting Please Note: This is a summary report of the commission’s current thinking. All are welcome to write to us at 4tomorrow@uscj.org to provide input on the process. This summary is not finalized, but rather a work in progress. In twelve hours of meetings on August 23 and 24, the USCJ/HaYom joint strategic planning commission continued to make substantial progress in the effort to chart a bold new direction for the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. The Commission met in Chicago with the UAI consulting team of Dr. Jacob “Jack” Ukeles, Professor Steven M. Cohen, and Dr. Ron Miller. Most of the meeting…