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Farley Weiss

Farley Weiss is the former president of The National Council of Young Israel which is one of the major Jewish organizations in America that represents over 110 Synagogues and around 100,000 Jews. Farley is an intellectual property attorney for the law firm of Weiss & Moy.

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Farley Weiss and Leonard GrunsteinNovember 10, 2021
Why is the US trying to open a consulate in Jerusalem for Palestinians?
This new initiative, devoid of any practical utility, is all-too-reminiscent of the misadventures of the past.
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Farley WeissNovember 8, 2021
Encouraging Jews to connect to their Judaism
The key may lie in the ancient text Pirkei Avot/“Ethics of the Fathers,” which says, “Those whose wisdom exceeds their deeds, their wisdom will not endure; but those whose deeds exceed their wisdom, their wisdom will endure."
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Farley WeissOctober 27, 2021
Israel’s ridiculous COVID-19 rules for the re-entry of tourists
The message to potential visitors is a double one: announcing that they will be able to come to the country, yet making it almost impossible for them to do so.
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Farley WeissOctober 13, 2021
Israel should grant Jews the right to pray on the Temple Mount
Freedom of religion is only upheld when we stand up and protect it from outrageous threats, such as that of a Muslim uprising.
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Farley WeissOctober 4, 2021
We must stand up to the bullies
As Hillel says in Pirkei Avot/Ethics of the Fathers: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me?”
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Farley WeissSeptember 6, 2021
The urgency of preventing a nuclear Islamic Republic
U.S. President Joe Biden’s failed Iran policy is making an Israeli military strike increasingly necessary.
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Farley WeissAugust 25, 2021
The mainstreaming of anti-Semitism in the media
“The Daily Beast” is one among many outlets that unapologetically print blatantly anti-Semitic articles. This should not be tolerated.
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Farley WeissAugust 16, 2021
‘Proud Jews’ don’t instate a BDS-supporting board of directors
Reversing the adage that “actions speak louder than words,” the founders of Ben & Jerry’s have semantically justified the company’s boycott of ice cream sales in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem by claiming that it isn‘t anti-Semitic.
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Farley WeissAugust 1, 2021
The International Olympic Committee and Palestinian Authority athletes
There is a famous Talmudic expression that those who are merciful to the cruel are destined to be cruel to the merciful. 
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Farley WeissJuly 26, 2021
Yes, American Jews do care about and support Israel
Polls conducted by the Jewish Electorate Institute for organizations like J Street should be disregarded and discredited.
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Farley WeissJuly 18, 2021
The Biden administration’s public hypocrisy about privacy
Good relations with the U.S. are important, but they need not come at the cost of Israel’s compromising its vital interests and the safety of its citizens.
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Farley WeissJune 23, 2021
Letting tourists back into Israel is a risk worth taking
Israel should follow France’s example and allow anyone with a negative COVID-19 test enter the country.
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Farley WeissJune 16, 2021
The imperative to take a stand against Ilhan Omar
Jewish Democrats must join with their Republican counterparts to push for the anti-Semitic Congresswoman to be removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Farley WeissJune 9, 2021
The Biden administration is handing Hamas a political victory
The policy of appeasement is not only immoral, but encourages and emboldens perpetrators of evil to achieve their goals.
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Farley WeissJune 2, 2021
The legitimization of anti-Semitism must be stopped
Time is of the essence, as the problem is only getting worse.
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