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Choice Voices for the Week of
Thursday, December 17, 2020
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The road to happiness: How we established ties with Bhutan
By
Gilad Cohen
Our clandestine visits laid the ground for agreements on agriculture, health and water, as well as the chance to improve voting patterns in the UN
Houda Nonoo
Bahrain and Israel can spread the light
For me, this year’s Hanukkah miracle began in my kingdom’s longstanding welcome of Jews and will continue in shared opportunities for the region
Alex Benjamin
The moment the Jew became a second-class citizen in Europe again
Whatever the Court of Justice claims, a clear decision was made today: Jewish rights are now ranked behind animal rights and hunting
Jason Isaacson
The Morocco-Israel breakthrough: Let the game-changing begin!
With a relationship that goes all the way to the civilizational level, this agreement is nothing short of momentous
An especially bleak darkness over sexual assault survivors
By
Miriam Schler
With budgets squeezed, fundraisers impossible, and survivors forced to ’shelter’ with their abusers, we are sending up an SOS flare
Bishara A. Bahbah
My fellow Palestinians wake up! You are all alone.
Arab nations, fed up with waiting for a divided, incompetent PA to get its act together, will continue to pursue their own best interests
From the blogs
On same-sex couples in the Orthodox Jewish community
By
Benjamin Lau
’It is not good for a person to be alone’ – regardless of their sexuality. On coming out, finding a partner, tying the knot, and having children
Yuval Cherlow
In light of the Leifer case: A communal mission statement
Israel must ensure that being a haven for all Jews does not mean harboring accused criminals or protecting alleged perpetrators of abuse
Martin Sherman
John Brennan disputes Israel’s right to defend itself. There’s a word for that.
The former CIA director who drew up the US ’kill list’ criticizing the assassination of Iran’s Fakhridazeh? You’ve got to be kidding.
From the blogs
50 years ago, a failed hijacking brought light into the world
By
Rachel Sharansky Danziger
The ensuing trial changed the lives of young Jews in the USSR, included my parents, by posing age-old questions: Do we dare? Is now the time?
Lynette Nusbacher
Drunkards, queers and hen-pecked husbands: The embitterment of John le Carré
Fundamental to his novels was that even when one side was right and the other was wrong, both sides’ methods were comparable
Omer Yankelevitch
Our Common Destiny: A new call to action for the Jewish people
A visionary document that forges a collective vision of peoplehood is our roadmap for initiatives that will help shape a shared future
Dagan Bakun-Mazor
When the earth moves under our feet, will we be ready?
A potentially devastating earthquake will hit Israel, that is certain. Now is the time to invest more resources in qualifying future engineers
Penny Cagan
A great miracle happened in Kalamazoo
Developing a vaccine in under a year that would usually take years to engineer is an astonishment, and its message is: Respect the science
Sufganiyot redeem 2020
By
Hilary Faverman
What our annual Hanukkah doughnut tour was missing in routine (thank you, pandemic), it made up for in taste
Top Ops
Eli Hurvitz
In this crisis, a golden chance to reimagine education
The success of a handful of teachers and students during the pandemic points the way forward to schooling that aligns with tomorrow’s needs
Yuval Feldman
What if you were paid to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
Incentivizing compliance could have a negative impact on those who view being tested for the coronavirus as an act of civic responsibility
Jennifer Raskas
From chaos to light
Usually, we light Hanukkah candles as long as people are out and about, but this year, with people isolated at home, we needed a new way to share our light with others
Ilana Goldstein Saks
‘His father wept for him’
Jacob jumps to the obvious conclusion when he sees his son’s bloody coat, but what if he’d entertained the possibility that Joseph was yet alive? (Vayeshev)
Lauren Silverman
When my marriage ended, my Jewish journey began
Turning inward, I found cavernous spaces where my identity once lived and discovered I was one of Herman Wouk’s ’Uncertain’ Jews
Sari Laufer
Hanukkah isn’t a major Jewish holiday. This year, maybe it should be
The holiday tells of a tenacious minority maintaining its religious identity, it has a miracle, and it has light. How 2020 is that?
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