OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 9-27-11 Word on the American Jewish street is that Israel has become such a divisive topic that some rabbis stopped giving sermons about Israel. A rabbi who avoids talking about Israel is like a presidential candidate who ignores the economy; dodging such a central issue eventually drains [...]
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All posts for the month September, 2011
This Year, Any Rabbis Afraid to Talk About Israel to their Congregations – Should Quit
Posted by giltroy on September 27, 2011
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/this-year-any-rabbis-afraid-to-talk-about-israel-to-their-congregations-should-quit/
A Rosh Hashanah lesson
OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, Canadian Jewish News, 9-15-11 On July 15, Ronnie Cahana, the 57-year-old rabbi of Congregation Beth-El in Montreal’s Town of Mount Royal, suffered a massive stroke in his brainstem. He now lies immobilized in the Montreal Neurological Institute, unable to talk, walk or even wave. Yet, his mind is intact [...]
Posted by giltroy on September 15, 2011
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/a-rosh-hashanah-lesson/
A decade after 9/11 – and still proud
OP-EDS & REVIEWS Despite all my lingering post-9/11 anger, I also hold on to overwhelming feelings of pride, gratitude, hope from that day and its aftermath. By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 9-6-11 Ten years ago this week, 19 terrorists hijacked four airplanes, murdered nearly three thousand people, destroyed the World Trade Center’s twin towers, and [...]
Posted by giltroy on September 6, 2011
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/decade-after-911-still-proud/
