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Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Zehut
- May 6, 2019
- 4 min
Will Your Shul Ignore “Yom Ha’atzmaut”?
Let’s be honest. How many shuls in your neighborhood will celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut this coming Wednesday night and Thursday? There was a ...
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Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Zehut
- May 2, 2019
- 5 min
The Future of ZEHUT
Since I never know how long people stay focused or even how many words in an article they read, let me quickly get to the conclusion: Zeh...
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Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Zehut
- Apr 11, 2019
- 4 min
We Were Ready - Hashem Was Not
We are all busy preparing for Pesach; shopping, cleaning, learning the Haggadah, packing for the hotel in Aruba… trust me; we are all doi...
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Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Zehut
- Feb 12, 2019
- 5 min
Polls, Politicians, Peanuts and Popcorn
As soon as elections are announced – anywhere around the world – the media immediately starts running polls. Where does this one stand? W...
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Shmuel Sackett, Director of Zehut
- Jan 16, 2019
- 4 min
We’ve Learned Nothing in 18 Years
Last week, the Jewish world commemorated the “shloshim” (30 day mourning period) for the baby, Amiad Yisrael, who died just 3 days after ...
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Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Zehut
- Nov 20, 2018
- 2 min
460 Rockets and 9 UN Condemnations
In the same week that 460 rockets were shot into Israeli homes, schools, kindergartens, cars and buses, the United Nations decided that t...
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Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Zehut
- Nov 14, 2018
- 4 min
Conquer Gaza Now!
I am typing these words as Hamas rockets rain down on Israel. Millions of Jews are in danger. Schools in southern Israel have been cancel...
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Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Zehut
- Oct 30, 2018
- 5 min
From Hebron to Pittsburgh
This past Shabbat, was a very exciting one for me. It was the yahrzeit of my Rav, Rabbi Meir Kahane (18th of Mar-Cheshvan) and it also ma...
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Shmuel Sackett, Director of Zehut
- Aug 28, 2018
- 4 min
Rosh Hashanah's Three Important Words
When a person loses weight, gets into shape or makes money in a business venture everyone immediately wants to know his secret. Let me sa...
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Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Zehut
- Jul 12, 2018
- 8 min
9 Ideas for the 9 Days
The “3 Weeks” have now become the “9 Days” and life has just gotten far more difficult. No laundries, no showers, no swimming and no past...
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Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Zehut
- Jul 4, 2018
- 3 min
Game Changer
There’s a well-known term that I would like to look at from a different perspective and it’s called “Game Changer”. Political analysts ha...
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Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Zehut
- Jun 5, 2018
- 3 min
One “Very” is not Enough
There is a Mishna in Pirkei Avot that teaches us to be humble and modest. The Mishna is short and directly to the point. While the lesson...
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Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Zehut
- May 28, 2018
- 3 min
We’ve Been “Not Leaving” for a Long Time
I recently wrote an article about the difficult period that Israel is facing (Iran, Syria, Hamas etc..) yet how I am proud to be here, de...
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Shmuel Sackett, Director of Zehut
- Apr 29, 2018
- 4 min
We Love Those Babies!
Over 30 years ago, I purchased the sefer “Gateway to Happiness” by Rabbi Zelig Pliskin. I highly recommend it and still learn many Torah ...
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Shmuel Sackett, International Director of Zehut
- Apr 25, 2018
- 4 min
The 2,000 Year Old Prayer
Jews all over the world, have been saying these words for 2,000 years. Millions of tears have been shed clinging to the hope that – one d...
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Shmuel Sackett, Zehut International Director
- Apr 16, 2018
- 3 min
Israel at 70 – Exactly what are we Celebrating?
The entire country is blue and white! Flags are flying everywhere and Yom Ha’Atzmaut will be the biggest and best ever. Everyone is in th...
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Shmuel Sackett, Chairman of Zehut International
- Feb 13, 2018
- 4 min
Is it Your Dream?
Life is very complicated and extremely busy. Even with all the modern gadgets that are supposed to save us time, adults today have less f...
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Shmuel Sackett, Chairman of Zehut International
- Jan 31, 2018
- 5 min
The Five Words I Hate
I realize the importance of being politically correct but we must be careful, that while following the rules, we still manage to be true ...
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