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Three Years After Elie Wiesel's Death, We Are Desperate for Voices Like His

Newsweek

July 2, 2019

Three Years After Elie Wiesel's Death, We Are Desperate for Voices Like His…

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The Dark Side of Shalom Bayit

Moment Magazine,

September/October 2018

When I was growing up, my mother often referred to the Jewish concept of shalom bayit—peace in the house—even though our home, inhabited by four noisy children and a short-tempered, stubborn father, was anything but peaceful. She rarely, if ever, used the actual words, but the ideas behind it were clearly an integral part of her Jewish upbringing.

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The two-state solution for Israel and Palestinians needs a big boost

The Christian Science Monitor

June 17, 2013

Those on the extremes of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict don’t see a two-state solution as viable ­– or preferable. Secretary of State John Kerry and those in the center with practical ideas about how to achieve two peaceful states must strengthen their voices.

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