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Letters

Barbara Oberman, Kate Hallgren, Bert Zauderer, Inbal Cohen, C. Schwaeber-Issan, Stephen J. Kohn, Kenneth S. Besig, Yechy-Am, Sshlomo Spector, Raoul Schur, David Aretha

2005

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Sir, - I just read your report on the brutal killing of the young woman in Gaza (\"Hamas 'vice commando' murders woman walking with fiance,\" April 12). Horrific, to say the least. At the end of the article Khaled Abu Toameh quoted a Gaza police officer saying, \"The murderers thought that Azzami and her fiance were on a date. They had no idea that they were engaged and were planning to marry soon.\" Sir, - I wholeheartedly agree with what Isi Liebler wrote about the diminishing importance of modern Orthodox Judaism in Israel today. He cites many excellent reasons, but it may simply be that now there is a modern Israeli state for the Jewish people, the religious and spiritual framework that held us together during 2,000 years of exile is no longer needed and, indeed, may not even be suitable for a modern and eclectic Jewish state. Sir, - Thank you for \"Lau chosen as Tel Aviv's chief rabbi\" (April 18). I had the privilege of spending some time with Rabbi Yisrael Lau when he was visiting the Palm Beach Orthodox synagogue in Florida. His goal - to promote brotherhood and unity among religious and secular Jews everywhere - was something I personally and deeply felt.

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