Sara is editor in chief at Unpacked. She has created and managed content and strategic communications for former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and presidential candidate Barack Obama. Sara received rabbinical ordination from Ziegler at American Jewish University in Los Angeles and her BA in communications and public service from the University of Pennsylvania.
Violent crime in Israel’s Arab community has surged in recent months: more than 100 Arab citizens of Israel have been killed, by Arabs, since the beginning of 2021.
“One side says, he should be returned at any price. [The other side says] no price should be paid to the murderers. It is truly a dilemma, because no side is right, and no side is wrong.”
The stages of teshuvah include recognizing what you did wrong, feeling genuine regret, undoing any damage done, resolving not to do it again, and being forgiven by the person who was wronged.
“I’ve been asked how the American retreat from Afghanistan strikes Israelis. The answer is simple: self-reliance…ultimately the Jewish people must defend themselves by themselves.”
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