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protection
Iron Dome, now protecting Tel Aviv, highly successful in intercepting rockets
With hundreds of rockets raining down from Gaza, Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system has saved an untold number of lives thanks to Israeli technological ingenuity and U.S. support.
Jews and guns
It is a given among liberal and progressive Jews that gun ownership among the general population is a bad thing. The ideal is near-universal disarmament with only a handful of individual exceptions and, of course, the police.
Go ahead, make my High Holy Day
Fearing jihadists will attack synagogues during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, a group of badass rabbis has developed a program to turn your average shul-goer into a lean, mean fighting machine.
Briefs: Survey to catalog landmark Boyle Heights buildings to prevent destruction; Chabad expands on
Briefs
Awareness Center and other blogs draw praise and scorn
There is no unabridged database of rabbinic sexual abusers. But there is the Awareness Center. It\’s not a physical place, but a Baltimore post office box, cellphone number and Web site.
Gear Up for an Israel Vacation
We\’ve identified select products to help with common travel dilemmas. Peruse our list for solutions to help you pack light, avoid sunburns, save on batteries and more.
Providing Save Haven
Suddenly, instead of being journalist and subject, we are two Jews sharing our fears about anti-Semitism and the fate of the world.
Pushing the Limits
In less than a week, whatever was left of the mutual trust between Israelis and Palestinians appeared to come tumbling down.