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Making Choices

Pirkei Avot 3:19

Everything is foreseen, yet the freedom of choice is given.

פרקי אבות ג:יט
הַכֹּל צָפוּי, וְהָרְשׁוּת נְתוּנָה
Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Hilkhot Teshuvah 5:2

Each person is fit to be righteous like Moshe our teacher, or wicked like Jeroboam….There is no one who forces, sentences, or leads a person to either of these two paths. Rather, the person makes his or her own decision which path to choose.

רמב"ם, משנה תורה, הלכות תשובה ה:ב
כָּל אָדָם רָאוּי לוֹ לִהְיוֹת צַדִּיק כְּמשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ אוֹ רָשָׁע כְּיָרָבְעָם.... וְאֵין לוֹ מִי שֶׁיִּכְפֵּהוּ וְלֹא גוֹזֵר עָלָיו וְלֹא מִי שֶׁמּוֹשְׁכוֹ לְאֶחָד מִשְּׁנֵי הַדְּרָכִים, אֶלָּא הוּא מֵעַצְמוֹ וּמִדַּעְתּוֹ נוֹטֶה לְאֵי זוֹ דֶרֶךְ שֶׁיִּרְצֶה
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Despicable Me Study Guide

This study guide provides material to help prepare a movie discussion about the 2010 Universal Pictures film Despicable Me.

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The responsibility of helping Israel falls on young shoulders—male and female, heroes all.

 

 

Lillian Copeland (1904-1964)

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Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929)

Franz Rosenzweig was ready to turn his back on Judaism until one Yom Kippur changed his mind.

A Land Divided

In 1947, the United States considered a controversial plan that would divide the Holy Land—and create a Jewish state.

Zionism Without Zion?

An original play about the Uganda plan.

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"This is Where I Belong"

These young men from the United States share why they made the decision to travel to Israel and join the Israeli Defense Force.