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Amb. Michael Oren’s Speech at the 2009 GA

steve@israelseen.com (Steve Ornstein) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:25:19 +0000

This is Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren giving his speech to the General Assembly of Jewish Organizations on Nov. 9th, 2009 Here is a link to the video courtesy of Jewish Federation of North America. http://www.jewishfederations.org/page.aspx?id=210006&tr=y&auid=5570204 I want to talk about the connection between Israel, about the Jewish people and its land. I want [...]

Abbas Obama Law of Unintended Consequences

steve@israelseen.com (Steve Ornstein) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:33:17 +0000

By Yoram Getzler Abbas/Obama Law of Unintended Consequences The developing Abbas catastrophe is another indication of the enormity of the Obama policy disaster. And/or is it an expression of the mistaken policy proposals of his advisors, principally David Axelrod, Rahm Emanuel and the other “born Jews” close to his administration along with J Street and their supporters? On [...]

Prof. Rubinsky and Students Sparking a Helping Hand

steve@israelseen.com (Steve Ornstein) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:08:12 +0000

Today I read a simply wonderful and inspiring piece from the Jerusalem Post. It was titled “Sparking a Helping Hand“. It went on to describe the wonderful life of Prof. Boris Rubinsky in his quest to invent new ways to help the poor regions of the world and inspire his students to do the same. [...]

Akeda The binding of Issac illustration by Phillip Ratner

steve@israelseen.com (Steve Ornstein) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:38:30 +0000

This illustration is courtesy of International Artist Phillip Ratner. This is one of a series that Israel Seen has been fortunate to receive from the artist for exclusive internet use. This is one of the major moments in this weeks Torah, Bible reading. Enjoy. Tags: Art, Blogs, Photo Gallery

Cyber Or 32 Technological Change: Five Ideas

steve@israelseen.com (Steve Ornstein) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:04:43 +0000

By Rabbi Dr. Moshe Dror Again, I call on my media mentor Professor Neil Postman to relate to what he and in many ways, I, see as at least five things we need to know about technological Change. Basically, the idea is to realize that technology is just a tool at all. It certainly is NOT a [...]