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24. War and Peace
23. Jewish Education
22. Jewish Leadership
21. The Year in Israel
20. Halakhah and Minhag
19. Torah, Literature, and the Arts
18. Kol Hamishtakker (Part I, Part II)
17. Jewish Denominations and Sects
16. Academic Jewish Studies
15. Family and Community
14. Musar and Jewish Ethics
13. Orthodoxy in the 21st Century
12. Jewish Philosophy
11. Qol Hamevaser
10. Jewish Education
9. Politics and Leadership
8. Spirituality: Teshuva and Tefillah
7. Israel at 60
6. Emunah
5. Torah U’Madda
4. A Nation Unto Itself?
3. Derekh Ha-Limmud
2. Judaism and Pop Culture
1. Religious Growth & Change-
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Articles by Chesky Kopel
“The Government of Israel Believes in Education”…for Some: Schooling for Israel’s Arab Citizens
1 “In order to eliminate and prevent discrimination within the meaning of this Convention, the States Parties thereto undertake… Not to allow, in any form of assistance granted by the public authorities to educational institutions, any restrictions or preference based solely on the ground ... Read more →
Editors’ Thoughts: A Magazine and its Visions
Welcome to a new year of Kol Hamevaser, born in an ever-changing Yeshiva University. In our communities, both here in New York and elsewhere, a new year means new opportunities and frustrations, conversations and controversies. Already in the opening weeks of this academic year, we at Yeshiva ... Read more →
David, Son of Jesse
“And I will dishonor myself even more, and be low in my own esteem…” (King David) [i] It was a momentous celebration in the City of David. The Ark of God had been rescued from captivity, and throngs of people paraded it through the streets, rejoicing as they had never done before. Young ... Read more →
Now in the Five Towns: Chronicling the Year in Israel
“The year in Israel is a relatively secretive phenomenon, a closely guarded mystery whose inner workings are known only to the students who have already experienced it.”[1] The year in Israel experience has become a centerpiece of the Torah education process in many of our communities, ... Read more →
In Search of Liberty: An Important Interaction of Hazal’s Values and Mankind’s Unalienable Rights
BY: Chesky Kopel. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted ... Read more →
A Jerusalem of Bizarre Thrills