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Vote Generates Mix of Hope, Wariness

Edna Bar-Or wants to be optimistic about the prospects for peace after this week\’s Palestinian elections, but like many Israelis, she is not sure she can.

\”I very much hope it will bring good,\” said Bar-Or, 55, surrounded by stacks of laundry and hangers full of pressed shirts at her dry cleaning shop. \”I want to be optimistic, but I don\’t think anyone knows what will be.

Israelis followed news of the Palestinian Authority elections Sunday, pausing to listen to radio and television news broadcasts and to read newspaper front pages plastered with large photographs of Mahmoud Abbas, better known as Abu Mazen. Yasser Arafat\’s former deputy won the vote by 62 percent and will become the next president of the Palestinian Authority.

For the Kids

Last week, we learned not to cut down the fruit trees of our enemies in times of war because, as the Torah says, the trees are \”not our enemy.\”

Rosh Hashana 5763

So, what do math and Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, have in common. On this day, Jews are supposed to do a cheshbon hanefesh. This literally means \”accounting of the soul.\” We count up and categorize all the actions we\’ve taken, and all the thoughts we\’ve had during the year: How many good? How many bad? How many generous? How many selfish? How many useful? How many just a waste of time? Then we decide which actions and thoughts we want to repeat and which we will throw away.

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