Hebron-Past, Present and Foreverby David WilderLET MY PEOPLE GO March 22, 1996 Over the last week I have received tens of letters concerning the continued administrative detention of Rav Yitzhak Ginsburgh. I know that hundreds of letters have poured into Habad, from people around the world. Protest letters are flowing to Senators, Congressmen, Israeli Consulate and Embassies. Yet the deaf […]
Read moreThe Absurdity Of It All March 16, 1996In the North we are bombing away – and the Katushas keepbouncing back.. Hizbulla is Public Enemy #1, – the badguys. Shimon Peres isn’t doing everything he can to blowthem away – but he is doing. In the South – in Gazza, the same Shimon Peres hasgranted permits to Nief Hawatmei, Muhammad Daud […]
Read moreRefuat haNefesh v’Refuat haGuf March 15, 1996 When a person is ill we pray for his complete recovery. In Hebrew, the terminology used is ‘refuat haNefesh v’refuat haGuf ‘ – ‘the recovery of the spirit (soul) and the recovery of the body.’ Why, when a person has the flu, should we pray for a complete healing of the spirit? […]
Read moreOne Year Later March 10, 1996 This afternoon I stood, with about 150 other people, byfive graves. Opposite me, from left to right, were the graves of Shalom Lapid, Mordechai Lapid, Rafael Yairi, Nachum Hoss, and Yehuda Partush, Z”l Hy”d. Five of over160 ‘sacrifices for piece’ – killed by Arab terrorists since the signing ofthe Oslo Accords two years ago. […]
Read moreBewareMarch 8, 1996Yesterday morning I had a telephone conversation with, unfortunately, a very ill person. His disease in not physical, rather mental. And probably the most dangerous aspect of his condition is that he is unaware of his problem.The man (Ill call him Dan for the purposes of this article) is a young (late 30s), religious, Jerusalemite. He is bright […]
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