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April 23, 2021

Ezekiel at Bergen-Belsen

“Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost.”

Last week marked the 76th anniversary of British forces’ arrival at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. A few days after their liberation—a Friday—some of the survivors gathered for what Meir Soloveichik calls “one of the most remarkable Jewish prayer services in the history of Judaism,” which was witnessed by the BBC’s Patrick Walker:

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April 23, 2021

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    Without boots on the ground, Israel is vulnerable.

  2. A Syrian Rocket That Landed in the Negev Should Remind the U.S. of the Dangers Posed by Iran

    A few limits on the ayatollahs’ nuclear program won’t be enough.

  3. Ezekiel at Bergen-Belsen

    “Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost.”

  4. Can the Quran Solve Israel’s Political Impasse?

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    Unmaking time.