Rabbi Berel Wein ‏@historyrabbi  

Rabbi Berel Wein ‏@historyrabbi  

Parshat Miketz 5776 – Rabbi Berel Wein Newsletter http://conta.cc/1ORplqy 

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In My Opinion
In My Opinion
The Maccabees of old lived in a very fortuitous time. Had they lived today they would be accused of extrajudicial executions of the poor Syrian Greeks who, after all, were only trying to kill them and improve their civilization. At least that is certainly how the Foreign Minister of Sweden would have seen the matter. But since Sweden at that time was inhabited by pagan tribes and there was no Internet or media to speak of, we really do not know what the Swedish attitude towards the Maccabees would have been. We can certainly surmise though that it would not have been a positive one. And if the current president of the United States were alive then he would certainly have been critical… 
 
The dreamer is about to be saved by dreams, albeit not the ones that he dreamt but rather those of an unlikely stranger – the Pharaoh of Egypt himself. But dreams are dreams and often times they do not coincide with human reality. What makes Yosef so extraordinary in the eyes of Pharaoh was his ability to, so to speak, dream along with Pharaoh, interpret his dreams and translate them into practical life-saving action. The Torah here teaches us an important lesson about life and events. Everyone has dreams and again, so to speak, they are relatively easy to come by. Nevertheless, it is what follows the dream that counts most. The rabbis and the Talmud taught us that all dreams are… 
Rabbi Berel Wein ‏@historyrabbi  
Emergency Care under Threat: physical attacks on ambulances‘ teams and on injured while receiving medical treatment; Shots – sometimes direct – at medical teams and ambulances while in their field work; ambulances being delayed between 10 to 70 minutes and new checkpoints hindering care – all these violation of the right to adequate and timely medical care are discussed in our article published by the Safeguard Health in Conflict Coalition.
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel

Emergency Care under Threat: physical attacks on ambulances‘ teams and on injured while receiving medical treatment;…

Posted by ‎Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (רופאים לזכויות אדם – ישראל)‎ on Sunday, December 13, 2015

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Rabbi Berel Wein ‏@historyrabbi  
The judge referred the issue of the „blind eye“ in criminal law, which aims to deal with criminals who know that there is a crime, but actions and distance themselves choose to reduce their awareness to not be part of it :

התעללות בחוסים אוטיסטים ושימוש בעונשים הכוללים בידוד, מניעת מקלחות או צחצוח שיניים; מניעת טיפול תרופתי מחוסה שסבל מהתקפי…

Posted by ‎Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (רופאים לזכויות אדם – ישראל)‎ on Wednesday, December 9, 2015

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Heute in Wien 11.12.20151- Besuch von“Forum Moslemischer Jugend“ im 15. Bezirk.- Çeşitli Balkan ülkelerinden göç…

Posted by Fuat Sanac on Friday, December 11, 2015

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Poster advertising yday’s fight of Roy #Jones Jr (46; was recently given Rus citizenship). Knocked out in round four

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Posted by Stephan Ozsváth on Sunday, December 13, 2015

Posted by Stephan Ozsváth on Sunday, December 13, 2015

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 DK Matai ‏@DKMatai 

What’s The First Principle? 1st principle is you must not fool yourself & you’re the easiest person to fool! Feynman

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