Sderot

All Quiet on the Gaza Front? Armin Rosen, Atlantic. Since Operation Pillar of Defense, Sderot has been free of rocket fire from Gaza for the first time since 2004.  But it will take more than that for the town to return to normal.

A New War in Gaza? Gadi Golan, Shlomo Cesana, Daniel Siryoti, Lilach Shoval, Itzik Saban, Israel Hayom. As rockets from Gaza continue to bombard Israel’s south, the IDF is reportedly preparing another ground invasion. “Air power,” says one insider, “has run its course.”

The Educated-But-Untrained Rabbi Jessica Steinberg, Times of Israel. Concerned that Israeli congregational rabbis lack the people skills of their American counterparts, the founders of Barkai bill their new training program "a trade school for rabbis."