Israel's richest rabbis become savvy businessmen ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press by Daniel Estrin - July 13, 2012 - 12:00am One summer night, on the outskirts of a sleepy desert town, a who's who of Israel's elite gathered for an annual feast to honor a rabbi whose gaze is said to pierce the soul. He's Rabbi Yaacov Israel Ifargan. But he is better known as, simply, the X-ray. » Read more

Service to Israel Tugs at Identity of Arab Citizens ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - July 12, 2012 - 12:00am Three young Palestinian women sat on the floor at a summer camp this week surrounded by Legos and 3-year-olds. As the toddlers played, the women taught them the color of each block, repeating the words in Arabic, azrak for blue or akhdar for green. » Read more