Greetings, Yom Kippur has long given
every Jew the opportunity to step out of the race, look at the balance of his
life, and take an accounting of his soul. Alongside its deeply personal and
intimate significance, today, in the State of Israel, it also has profound
public significance. Without any coercion, almost all Jews in Israel choose
to respect the sanctity of the day. The media is silent, the roads are empty,
and the entire nation connects to its unique identity. One day a year when everyone
wishes everyone: Gmar Chatima
Tova. Prof. Yedidia Stern |
|
Farewell Event for Our
Friend Mike Herzog The
Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) bid farewell yesterday to its Senior
Fellow Mike Herzog, who has been appointed Israels Ambassador to the United
States. The send-off event was with participation of former Prime Minister
Ehud Barak, retired Supreme Court President Miriam Naor, JPPIs President
Prof. Yedidia Stern, the Institutes Co-Chairmen Ambassadors Dennis Ross and Stuart Eizenstat, Amb.
Dani Dayan, Amb. Sallai Meridor, and many others. |
|
|
|
|
|
Possibly
China regards Israel today as an American vassal state. Israel must find ways
to prove to the Chinese that it is not so, without jeopardizing its strategic
relations with the United States |
Credit: saeediex
/ Shutterstock.com |
|
|
The
Bennett government is configured for warmer ties, with none of Netanyahu's
stake in exaggerating the divide with progressive Jews and the US left |
|
|
|
Lowering
the draft age for the ultra-Orthodox to let them leave the army at the usual
age sounds like a good idea, but it might just bring down this people's army |
Credit: Kirstyramsayhogen
/ Shutterstock.com |
|
|
The
Bennett-Lapid government has a duty to do everything possible so that by the
end of its tenure, Israel will not be a bad word in many U.S. Jewish
communities |
Credit: ChameleonsEye /
Shutterstock.com |
|
|
Following
the recent round of fighting between Israel and Hamas, Harvard Prof. Stephen
Walt penned an article entitled: Its Time to End the Special Relationship
With Israel |
Credit: VanderWolf Images
/ Shutterstock.com |
The
views expressed in the newsletter are those of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect the position of JPPI. Click here
to unsubscribe from future emails |