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February 21, 2019

Yes, Jews Believe in Heaven

American Karni.

During his State of the Union address, the president quoted the words of the Holocaust survivor Joshua Kaufman, who was present in the audience, describing his liberation from Dachau: “To me, the arrival of the American soldiers was proof that God exists, and they came from the sky.” To this President Trump added, “They came down from heaven.” The New York Times reporter Annie Karni immediately took to Twitter to suggest to her 75,000 followers that these words were theologically ignorant, if not downright insensitive, because “Jews don’t believe in Heaven.” Rabbi Meir Soloveichik responds:

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February 21, 2019

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    The end of the Maduro regime might reduce Iranian influence, but won’t end it.

  2. Reopen the Israeli Embassy in Cairo

    An alliance can’t live on security cooperation alone.

  3. Yes, Jews Believe in Heaven

    American Karni.

  4. The Mystery of Israel’s High Fertility Rates

    An anomaly in the developed world.

  5. How Some 1,800 Jewish Children Escaped Iran to Brooklyn during the Revolution

    Operation Exodus.