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Joseph Frager, MD

Joseph Frager, MD

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Former First Vice President National Council of Young Israel, Chairman of the Executive Board of American Friends of Ateret Cohanim, Executive Vice President Israel Heritage Foundation, Organizer of the Israel Day Concert in Central Park and Physician in practice over 40 years.

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Parshat Yitro: Righteous Among the Nations

This week's Torah portion: What can we learn about how the world should be from Moshe's father-in-law?

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Parshat Yitro: Righteous Among the Nations

Israel Always Had a Strong Army

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Israel Always Had a Strong Army

How can Israel be saved if it won't listen?

This week's Torah portion: Moshe's complaints to God teach us how a leader must lead.

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How can Israel be saved if it won't listen?

The final redemption is hidden for a reason

This week's Torah portion: What does Yaakov's vision of the 'End of Days' tell us about the Messianic era we live in?

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The final redemption is hidden for a reason

Parshat Vayigash: Follow One's Dreams

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Parshat Vayigash: Follow One's Dreams

The power of the Jew to save the world

This week's Torah portion: Yosef's rise shows how 'all the families of the earth are blessed' through the Jewish people.

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The power of the Jew to save the world

'It is well known that Esau hates Ya'akov'

This week's Torah portion explains why Jews have suffered for over 2000 years, and what anti-Semitism is all about.

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'It is well known that Esau hates Ya'akov'

Vayera: 2005 Disengagement was wrong - always

Abraham's deals with Avimelech and Pichol in this week's parsha are a lesson for making deals with Arabs today.

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Vayera: 2005 Disengagement was wrong - always

Noach: Roosevelt Should've Learned His Lesson

Are leaders past and present both guilty of missing opportunities?

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Noach: Roosevelt Should've Learned His Lesson

The Land of Israel and the Torah are Intertwined

This week's Torah portion: how does the Torah start immediately with Zionism?

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The Land of Israel and the Torah are Intertwined

'Your Enemies Will Lie'

A message from Moses from this week's parasha.

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'Your Enemies Will Lie'

How Does Living in Israel Atone for Sins?

This week's Torah portion: what does Moshe's song of Haazinu teach us about Zionism?

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How Does Living in Israel Atone for Sins?

Joshua: the Man and His Calling

This week's Torah portion: why was Yehoshua (Joshua) chosen above all others to take over after Moshe?

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Joshua: the Man and His Calling

Where There is Unity There is Strength

This week's Torah portion: Einstein in his own way was a deeply religious man by revealing where there is unity there is ultimate strength.

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Where There is Unity There is Strength

Parshat Ki Tavo: G-d Almighty Runs the World

Parshat Ki Tavo: G-d Almighty assures the Children of Israel that they will overcome Amalek. By Joseph Frager, MD

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Parshat Ki Tavo: G-d Almighty Runs the World

Israel Has Treasured Nation Status

A Segulah defies the Laws of Nature. The Jewish People defy Logic and the Laws of Nature

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Israel Has Treasured Nation Status

Opinion: Obama's Faltering Legacy

Robert Gates deserves our congratulations for telling the truth about the Obama administration and its legacy of appeasement.

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Opinion: Obama's Faltering Legacy

Where Art Thou, O Brother?

AIPAC has fallen into line with Obama, who has enabled Iran to obtain a nuclear bomb, writes Dr. Joseph Frager.

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Where Art Thou, O Brother?