Rabban Shim’on ben Gamli’el said, “On three things the world stands: on justice, on truth, and on peace.” Rav Muna said, “These three are one thing: Where justice is done, truth is done and peace is made. Every place there is justice, there is peace.” — Talmud, Derekh Eretz [...]
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How to Observe Memorial Day
Posted in Iraq, Memorial Day, Peace, War on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Memorial Day 2007
Posted in Current Events, Human Rights, Iraq, Memorial Day, Politics, Politics/Middle East, Religion, Terrorism on May 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“A single man was created to teach you that one who destroys a single soul, it is as if he has destroyed an entire world…” (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5)
As we appropriately remember America’s war dead this Memorial Day (see my earlier post), here’s a plea that we honor the memory of all who have fallen as a result [...]