By Caroline Glick, Jpost— Israel is a multi-party parliamentary democracy. No one party has ever won an outright majority of seats in Israel’s 120-seat parliament, the Knesset. And so, since the first Knesset was elected in 1949, all of Israel’s governments have been coalition governments comprised of one or two major parties and several minor…
Theodore Herzl, the father of political Zionism, was Jewish by birth but he had zero Jewish education. He was born in Budapest, the son of rather wealthy but non-religious Jewish parents. They eventually moved to Vienna. His parents sought to fully assimilate Theodore and although they never actually converted they did not give him a…
Torah: Genesis 32:3 – 46:43, “Vayeshlach” (and he sent … ) Haftorah: Obadiah 1:1-21 New Testament: Hebrews 11:1-20 Gospel: Matthew 26:36-46 “Gatsemaneem” (Gethsemane … )