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The following is from an email sent by Dan Polisar, Shalem Center’s President, in response to yesterday’s post. We hope to have additional information later today. “Natan Sharansy submitted his letter of resignation as the head of the Shalem Center’s Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies on June 30, 2009, after a week-long transition period in which he wrapped up his responsibilities as head of that Institute - a position he held since the Institute’s founding in late 2006. Mr. Shara

In late June, following a tense week of debate on revised governance policies for the Jewish Agency, Natan Sharansky was elected JAFI’s Chair of the Executive. Those supporting the approved changes were clearly looking to break the tradition of one individual holding the most senior professional position at both JAFI and the WZO; this as a prelude to reconfiguring the complex relationship between the two organizations. In order to receive the nomination, Sharansky even provided written assuranceA perk of having a semi-successful blog is that sometimes, people of real importance notice you. And sometimes, they even ask you to review their books or link to their websites. Recently, I have gotten a few of those sorts of email, accompanied by very nice compliments, so I will return the favor. Daniel Gordis, a prolific author, asked me to review Saving Israel: How the Jewish People Can Win a War That May Never End; as soon

A perk of having a semi-successful blog is that sometimes, people of real importance notice you. And sometimes, they even ask you to review their books or link to their websites. Recently, I have gotten a few of those sorts of email, accompanied by very nice compliments, so I will return the favor. Daniel Gordis, a prolific author, asked me to review Saving Israel: How the Jewish People Can Win a War That May Never End; as soon he debunkers of Jewish biblical history got some bad news recently, when a spunky, dedicated archaeologist began her latest dig. Dr. Eilat Mazar, world authority on Jerusalem's past, has taken King David out of the pages of the Bible and put him back into living history. Mazar's latest excavation in the City of David, in the southern shadow of the Temple Mount, has shaken up the archaeological world. For lying undisturbed for over 3,000 years is a massive building which Mazar believes is King

... in wearing its politics on its sleeve—the program was officially held “in cooperation with the Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center.” That Institute’s chair is Natan Sharansky (President Bush’s ... he launched a failed ground offensive during the war’s final days.” Shalem Institute guiding patron Bibi Netanyahu, Conference organizer Uzi Arad, and Conference ... Posted By Polycarp on July 7, 2009 Admittedly, this is not an unbiased story, but interesting nonetheless -….Dr. Eilat Mazar, world authority on Jerusalem’s past, has taken King David out of the pages of the Bible and put him back into living history. Mazar’s latest excavation in the City of David, in the southern shadow of the Temple Mount, has shaken up the archaeological world. For lying undisturbed for over 3,000 years is a massive building which Mazar believes is King David’s palac

At long last, the man whom Ariel Sharon undemocratically barred from running for the position has rightfully obtained it : Natan Sharansky, the 61-year-old author, activist and former Soviet dissident, was elected chairman of the Jewish Agency by a unanimous vote of the 120-member Jewish Agency Assembly on Thursday afternoon. "This closed a great circle for me," Sharansky told The Jerusalem Post shortly after the election. The circle "began in Moscow, where we lived as Jews without identity,

... brother, actually) and also a Christian contemplative. He passed away a few years back but I think his work is still relevant. May was a leader of the Shalem Institute, an ecumenical Christian spirituality center located in Maryland just outside of Washington, DC. I love his work and it might be nice to review it. There are other wonderful ... ... yammer discouraged me, as well as my tendency to be quiet. Moving back to the Episcopal Church of my young adulthood and going to the Shalem Institute have brought me to greater seeking of God in silence. I am now in the two year program at Shalem for spiritual guidance. I'm an eclectic Christian and almost have a master's degree in theology from ...

Instructions for unsubscribing can be found in the footer of this message. ————————————————————————– Dear Friends, At a time when our enemies tell us we can’t live, expand, build or breath in Judea and Samaria, it becomes clear why the struggle for a Jewish Shdema is so important. The struggle in Shdema encapsules the struggle for all of Eretz Israel. This past Friday tens of people came to Shdema to listen to Rabbi Shlomo Kimchi’s shiur on the signs of Redemption. This coming Frida ... proportions. The rate of emigration of researchers and professors almost doubled between 2002 and 2004 — from .9% to 1.7%, according to a recent study of the Shalem Institute. In a recent letter to Azure, Professor Aaron Ciechanover, a 2004 Nobel Laureate in chemistry, lays the blame for the latter phenomenon on the bankrupt educational system. ...

Jerusalem Post:Jun. 25, 2009Haviv Rettig Gur , THE JERUSALEM POST Natan Sharansky, the 61-year-old author, activist and former Soviet dissident, was elected chairman of the Jewish Agency by a unanimous vote of the 120-member Jewish Agency Assembly on Thursday afternoon. "This closed a great circle for me," Sharansky told The Jerusalem Post shortly after the election. The circle "began in Moscow, where we lived as Jews without identity, weak. After 1967, we suddenly began to feel the exist

... ways that Julian's wisdom can bring healing and empowerment to our lives today. The presenter for this series is Carl McColman, a graduate of the Shalem Institute's program for leading contemplative prayer groups. He regularly teaches classes on mysticism and spirituality at churches in the Atlanta area and through Evening at Emory. ... ... unfortunately full of the same cast of characters that have spearheaded that dangerously misguided alliance. To name but a very few: from the Sheldon Adelson-funded Shalem Institute in Israel—Michael Oren, Natan Sharansky, and Martin Kramer; from the uber-righist policy world—AEI’s Daniel Pletka; Walid Phares and Tony Karan of ...

... thinly veiled Likudist line. This week’s op-ed by Shalem Center senior fellow Michael Oren entitled “Israel’s Lebanon Disaster” ... protege of Natan Sharansky, the director of the Shalem Center’s Adelson Institute, named for its founder-funder, casino multi-billionaire ... can add the Middle East specialists at the American Enterprise Institute, Sharansky’s One Jerusalem, etc. etc. Aside from the fact ... ... in effect being run by neoconservative intellectuals from think tanks like the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and the Project for the New American Century. ...... ... no think tank today with as much influence on the Israeli government as the Shalem Center, which has extensive resources, despite being a small institute. ....... What is the secret that has made the Shalem ...

“Seven times a day I praise You.” — Psalm 119:164 I took a class on spiritual formation from the Shalem Institute in Washington, DC, back in the mid-1980s. The instructor, Isabella Bates, led us through a variety of meditative and contemplative practices. We met every Saturday morning from November through May for two and a half hours. It was a wonderful class. One thing that Isabella said, toward the end of the class, has stayed with me over the past 25 years. Commenting on the relationship b ... pro-aliya activism. Currently he serves as director of the Institute for Eurasian Studies at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. On ... Credit: Esteban Alterman Illustration: Photo Caption: Sharansky at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem, where he heads up the Institute for ... interview in his office at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem, where he heads the Institute for Strategic Studies, sitting under a ... ... thinly veiled Likudist line. This week’s op-ed by Shalem Center senior fellow Michael Oren entitled “Israel’s Lebanon Disaster” ... protege of Natan Sharansky, the director of the Shalem Center’s Adelson Institute, named for its founder-funder, casino multi-billionaire ... can add the Middle East specialists at the American Enterprise Institute, Sharansky’s One Jerusalem, etc. etc. Aside from the fact ...

Neve Gordon is a professor at Israel’s Ben Gurion University. He is a long-time activist dedicated to Israeli-Arab peace. A few days ago he published a column in the L.A. Times in which he endorsed the Boycott, Divestment Sanctions movement . He put it this way: I am convinced that outside pressure is the only answer. Over the last three decades, Jewish settlers in the occupied territories have dramatically increased their numbers. The myth of the united Jerusalem has led to the cI didn’t know until yesterday that Gerald G. May of the Shalem Institute died in 2005. May wrote on contemplative prayer and psychology. His best are Will and Spirit and Addiction and Grace . The latter is about “attachment” and grace, but the marketng department of his publisher thought “addiction” would attract more attention. I haven’t read yet his book on the Dark Night of the Soul , on suffering. But I soon w

By Ted Belman I have now completed five weeks in my Ulpan out of a total twenty-five weeks. It is tough slogging at least for me, an aging AK with hearing, memory and brain impairment. But the twenty and thirty years old are thriving. We arrive at the Ulpan at 8:00 am and are immediately immersed in writing, talking and reading Hebrew. No one takes their eyes and attention off the teachers for a second, at least I don’t. We have about five different teachers who rotate. This is to exppse uChristianity Today Online is featuring what amounts to a promotional piece on “spiritual directors” that caught my attention. The article introduces the practice of using spiritual directors to evangelicals, most of whom have never heard of them. The piece details the author, Alice Fryling’s, warm and positive experiences with the spiritual director she encountered in a mainline church near the University of Wisconsin many years ago. At first glance, who would argue with a ministry that supp

Marshall Craver has been a student of prayer throughout his 24 years of ordained ministry and is a graduate of Shalem Institute's program for Leading Medition Groups and Retreats. Cost: Single room & meals: $206 Double room & meals: ... Afghans in Khost Province watched a live broadcast of President Barack Obama delivering his speech from Cairo on Thursday.Updated, June 4, 3:40 p.m. | Bahey eldin Hassan, director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, offers his view of President Obama’s comment on promoting democracy in the region. Updated, June 4, 2:10 p.m. | Kian Tajbakhsh, a writer in Iran, joins the discussion.Updated, June 4, 1:30 p.m. | Rime Allaf, a Syrian writer for a closer look at the contemplative spirituality we and others have been warning about, visit the shalem institute, an interspiritual organization dedicated to promoting spiritual formation through spiritual direction and all of ...

Unashamedly stolen from The Shalem Institute Website. Shalem Society October Gathering: More than Images by Tony Sayer Sixty-nine participants joined Shalem staff members at the second annual gathering of Shalem's Society for ...the shalem institute provides in-depth support for contemplative living and leadership--a way of being in the world that is prayerfully attentive and responsive to god's presence and guidance. . donate to volunteermatch.I took a class on spiritual formation from the Shalem Institute in Washington, DC, back in the mid-1980s. The instructor, Isabella Bates, led us through a variety of meditative and contemplative practices. We met every Saturday morning ...I don't know May's spiritual background, only what Parker J. Palmer tells us in the foreword–that is, the Shalem Institute that May worked with is an ecumenical organization dedicated to “reclaiming the Christian contemplative ...

Separately, Sheldon Adelson provided initial support for Natan Sharansky's institute within Shalem. By 1981, Kramer had made aliya and, with backing from Rabinovich, joined the TAU faculty. He spent 25 years at the Moshe Dayan Center ...I feel like my own church life has been overcome by anxiety about the budget, the building, and community. We have lost our focus on our relationship first and predominantly with God. Renovare Shalem Institute Weavings prayground ...