Libi BaMizrach

To the Editor of Mishpacha Magazine: Dear Sir or Madam I read the article by Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz entitled “ There IS no Shidduch Crisis ” in your August 6 edition with great interest. I want to thank him, and you, for devoting so much attention to this very serious issue. Upon reflection, I would like to make the following observations, some of which differ with Mr. Rechnitz. I base myself on my experience of having been, ב " ה , “ in the Parsha ” and married three children in the past two years, and from what I hear as a Rav and a member of the community. To begin with, let me summarize what I feel are the main points of Rechnitz ’ presentation : Too few of the young women are married by age 21. It is not a crisis, but a “ catastrophe ” that, for example in Los Angeles, only 13 of 72 girls of a high school graduating class were engaged or married by age 21-22. Furthermore, “ Any change should not have to come from the girls ” , as the risk to t...

There are thousands of stories and videos out there that help one understand the Gaza conflict, and how it is being portrayed in the media.   I found these to be most informative. Enjoy, in no particular order! Thank you to my sister Naomi Knobel for bringing many of them to my attention   Yair Lapid: What Israel has learned from the Holocaust, applied to Gaza conflict Dennis Prager explains the Israel/Palestine conflict simply Watch this one, if you only have time for one, for understanding the whole conflict An Egyptian Arab who speaks the truth about what Hamas is doing for the Arabs Another Egyptian, enemy of Israel, speaks of the Hamas insanity Wow-  Where are the "moderate Muslims"? An Israeli Leftist liberal says Israel has a right to demand that the Arabs recognize Israel's right to exist, to catcalls from the audience Naftali Bennet answering British reporter from Al Jazeera who tries to twist the facts "Are you kidd...