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Joseph Frager

Dr. Joseph Frager is a lifelong activist and physician. He is chairman of Israel advocacy for the Rabbinical Alliance of America, chairman of the executive committee of American Friends of Ateret Cohanim and executive vice president of the Israel Heritage Foundation.

The current crisis places the burden on U.S. President Donald Trump to end a cycle previous presidents managed but never resolved.
Every Jew and every human being has to be proactive.
The lesson of Colleyville is that unless every synagogue in America receives the necessary security, such incidents will continue.
According to a recent article on the subject, “individual happiness is more likely to be found not by directly pursuing it but by embracing social institutions that call on us to focus first on the welfare of others.”
Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia is a breath of fresh air in an atmosphere filled with carbon dioxide.
Jewish law must remain the basis for prayer at the Kotel.
For society to flourish, divorce rates must be lowered. This applies to both the general population and the Jewish one.
Although less of an existential threat than assimilation, the lack of Jews finding life mates is a serious problem that has to be dealt with vigorously.