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Well, the fighting here goes on. Every fifteen minutes or so there is something new online, on TV or radio, which moves, angers, saddens, frustrates, or scares us all, as well as so much which makes us very proud. This week's parsha, Masei, which is all about entering, fighting for, and settling the Land of Israel, certainly connects pretty seamlessly with our situation.
