Refresh Your Winter Wardrobe With Fashion Must-Haves

<div><br /></div>Refresh your winter wardrobe with the most fashionable clothes, styles and prints of this season.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Animal prints</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLOLAwsMsPBYTtfkUJL0ZZZkMNIXZ8TSjIhozF_oICn9oosnL1xa_UdTuiZpKhBiNIB9B8te69udiIovaRBRMW8fnjKuMQWI_W_ez1-710gUI9AddqDy9OtZotRAlp2VKNdcYZsGcaQc/s1600/must-have1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550509707505197730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLOLAwsMsPBYTtfkUJL0ZZZkMNIXZ8TSjIhozF_oICn9oosnL1xa_UdTuiZpKhBiNIB9B8te69udiIovaRBRMW8fnjKuMQWI_W_ez1-710gUI9AddqDy9OtZotRAlp2VKNdcYZsGcaQc/s400/must-have1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />Neutral attires will look new and fresh with "wild" prints. Winter is the best time for leopard dresses. Wear it with a jacket at the office (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Emanuel Ungaro</span> fashion show) and without it in the evening like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Claire Danes </span>does.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Bright colors</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYV9HK-GBk9ShDERcSYLDcz5d_XRk4CcO0-2XrqH10kmsaqu0UWx-e_f5CW7mDLg_FsRDnYmZK3ERtUs3QQjTEAjEoLJAoQuQ-sGt06taCHAC0aXQ_EnIit39vUp8jjOrG-wMVPc92yiI/s1600/must-have2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550514649378414002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYV9HK-GBk9ShDERcSYLDcz5d_XRk4CcO0-2XrqH10kmsaqu0UWx-e_f5CW7mDLg_FsRDnYmZK3ERtUs3QQjTEAjEoLJAoQuQ-sGt06taCHAC0aXQ_EnIit39vUp8jjOrG-wMVPc92yiI/s400/must-have2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />If you tired of pastel shades, pay attention to bright colors of precious stones. Like ruby-coloured dress by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jil Sander</span> or amethyst dress like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Carey Mulligan</span> wears.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Puffy skirts</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNqf500ZVhdd_7l73Ro4oJFHVHjiD-_V8PvwoTMX0Hpdd539zCT3c_9VKFWo3eF1SFKWQn2uPF7hOKmLlXfnMfJ1NwYWKqi4HV7lBDAPzev4dk7fDnnQlZUsAv41YzKbES9Tf1IRQW4g/s1600/must-have3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550514765350302994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNqf500ZVhdd_7l73Ro4oJFHVHjiD-_V8PvwoTMX0Hpdd539zCT3c_9VKFWo3eF1SFKWQn2uPF7hOKmLlXfnMfJ1NwYWKqi4HV7lBDAPzev4dk7fDnnQlZUsAv41YzKbES9Tf1IRQW4g/s400/must-have3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />Dresses with puffy skirts look very womanly and elegant. Wear it with cardigans (like at Louis Vuitton fashion show). Gemma Arterton wears a dresses with puffy skirt with court shoes and handbag.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Check</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLHlqzvp_WtTcLV8fPoNVZWcZqmWrRwUR8kAxDKCqaABZl0dDmXR2AZjeF4MutkdI9brykWNsI9xDYBZ1NhjMziNsQDlc6Y6Hi2PLk9tI0NxuXGbR08i8pgrLKjA5rXfrFqkzf9PL2nQM/s1600/must-have4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550551841478231794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLHlqzvp_WtTcLV8fPoNVZWcZqmWrRwUR8kAxDKCqaABZl0dDmXR2AZjeF4MutkdI9brykWNsI9xDYBZ1NhjMziNsQDlc6Y6Hi2PLk9tI0NxuXGbR08i8pgrLKjA5rXfrFqkzf9PL2nQM/s400/must-have4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Check returns to fashion every winter. Just do as the actress Krysten Ritter does.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Shorts</span></b><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZwFIrjm_pi7m55Z-Fkl3bzSJg-3jsny_Mq1jWc0MerVCs0IovOZ0EsK_cY8Oht8tgMI_FcSn72kR-R29xmWgryMcffkgHiv8uUI0rOk04Q6YTjsmEIwNGmB0p_22UOKntULo3uOOyHc/s1600/must-have5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550554735152848098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZwFIrjm_pi7m55Z-Fkl3bzSJg-3jsny_Mq1jWc0MerVCs0IovOZ0EsK_cY8Oht8tgMI_FcSn72kR-R29xmWgryMcffkgHiv8uUI0rOk04Q6YTjsmEIwNGmB0p_22UOKntULo3uOOyHc/s400/must-have5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />At Tommy Hilfiger fashion show light-coloured shorts pair with black jacket and black panty hose. Actress Olivia Palermo wears tweed suit with shorts.

Refresh Your Winter Wardrobe With Fashion Must-Haves

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Winter 2010-2011 Must Have: The Fur Vest

The fur vests make a strong come back this season. It is a universal attire that looks elegant or trendy casual, depending on the items paired with it.<br /><br />How to Wear A Fur Vest:<br /><br />Pair faux or real fur vests with skinny jeans, shiny leggings, slim pants, shorts or a flirty dress. Remember that whatever you pair it with should be slim fitting to counteract the bulk of the waistcoat. If worn improperly you will look bigger than you actually are, which is no good.<br />Try peep-toe ankle boots for a chic look or ballet shoes for a casual look.<br /><br />Faux fur comes in a great number of colors and patterns. Brown and gray color fur vests allow more color gradations and have more visual interest. Black and white fur vests tend to look flat, unless you wear the long-haired one. There are mock-neck, v-neck, or fold-down collar fur vests. Fur vest is a fun item that looks great with many items in your wardrobe! Wearing strong prints such as zebra or leopard for the fur vest may be a little overpowering and are best reserved for shoes or accessory items instead.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3w6B5DNTNNPiBDBRtU3snYg1kVRGzwNTOV60IACzVzahMN3d7fXkp9E7UIachCm9CgziTRUFUi2hezoZscuuh5_h2S_YECLeCv915Ffc15krwAk98iviki1CUlrpjR3DF8WOTNhHp-i0/s1600/fur_vest.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547293628434557202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3w6B5DNTNNPiBDBRtU3snYg1kVRGzwNTOV60IACzVzahMN3d7fXkp9E7UIachCm9CgziTRUFUi2hezoZscuuh5_h2S_YECLeCv915Ffc15krwAk98iviki1CUlrpjR3DF8WOTNhHp-i0/s1600/fur_vest.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZt8yM7JDLzzjhKBx0ozsMkHzyzpZsyQgnWO5wuFQ4Edr8-nxPLo99WlmP_LTJga9Z8SUNQAKiGD-3gA_CMCtofcNzn7KYk0jt1aGHYELBJjRU9LsaMOO9JgHUjauZcdApXGiBLlg5h5s/s1600/fur_vest7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="333" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547293625989477490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZt8yM7JDLzzjhKBx0ozsMkHzyzpZsyQgnWO5wuFQ4Edr8-nxPLo99WlmP_LTJga9Z8SUNQAKiGD-3gA_CMCtofcNzn7KYk0jt1aGHYELBJjRU9LsaMOO9JgHUjauZcdApXGiBLlg5h5s/s400/fur_vest7.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobKuyzEBFLG4flAuu9JirbA-OEHCdkWC1cnNbky0PSkZnb1xt7nRnoiSOXVkReCrTq_gqryqyHJwummF8A461kktOFm0k0XyDC2ai0Ti5HF0PZoTlx2nI67-Z4cRk7gwHL2BGs-Ky76o/s1600/fur_vest6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547293303633498194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobKuyzEBFLG4flAuu9JirbA-OEHCdkWC1cnNbky0PSkZnb1xt7nRnoiSOXVkReCrTq_gqryqyHJwummF8A461kktOFm0k0XyDC2ai0Ti5HF0PZoTlx2nI67-Z4cRk7gwHL2BGs-Ky76o/s1600/fur_vest6.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOwl0NnoM-x2RpDc880zuSRxVbAa9qWdCzYOTfgtshJXRaUXkMC1KkT9ywblTEzBdLl7tz4MzvF9vUgG2YF3IrMtKfr1v8P-VM3IVdgPUmhsohOZoKX3kqVlsp3OSYS1k880A1IYycGY/s1600/fur_vest5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547293299918015154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOwl0NnoM-x2RpDc880zuSRxVbAa9qWdCzYOTfgtshJXRaUXkMC1KkT9ywblTEzBdLl7tz4MzvF9vUgG2YF3IrMtKfr1v8P-VM3IVdgPUmhsohOZoKX3kqVlsp3OSYS1k880A1IYycGY/s1600/fur_vest5.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTQKPUDgn0yRHWdMZDAGpQFC3TUWtxYKpYNYmAgov_sXkXt2cd6wZzoD8Qhu9hUBzQRnx1xty_o2hIL5efIZZaSY_vKql8BLYNna9xJdj9rz6R5ljL_YuqY7TWTNHrKsdtaEfzg-gcQA/s1600/fur_vest3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547293292281757122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTQKPUDgn0yRHWdMZDAGpQFC3TUWtxYKpYNYmAgov_sXkXt2cd6wZzoD8Qhu9hUBzQRnx1xty_o2hIL5efIZZaSY_vKql8BLYNna9xJdj9rz6R5ljL_YuqY7TWTNHrKsdtaEfzg-gcQA/s1600/fur_vest3.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWrPBjs8L7fqJ9fEHR9_W1903P2kfcJWATKNyq4QA4HNKGB9kQlOJ6tacni8f1vC6TEvq63F4qPs0rpd-RUHApbVkRpv1LCHTzMElS77bW-4067p2X6y7wno5PrAhWQQlEmsCq96k4BM/s1600/fur_vest2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547293285959386098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWrPBjs8L7fqJ9fEHR9_W1903P2kfcJWATKNyq4QA4HNKGB9kQlOJ6tacni8f1vC6TEvq63F4qPs0rpd-RUHApbVkRpv1LCHTzMElS77bW-4067p2X6y7wno5PrAhWQQlEmsCq96k4BM/s1600/fur_vest2.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a>

Winter 2010-2011 Must Have: The Fur Vest

The fur vests make a strong come back this season. It is a universal attire that looks elegant or trendy casual, depending on the items pair...

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FALL-WINTER 2010-2011 FASHION TENDENCY. WHAT COLORS ARE IN FASHION THIS SEASON?

Fall and winter palette is not so saturated as summer one. But on the other hand it is more generous. This season designers chose favourite tints almost unanimously and used them in their fashion collections. So, what are those fashionable colors?<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Camel's hair</span></b><br />Camel is the most popular color of this season. Warm beige, send color, honey color or caramel color are just different alternative of the most fashionable color of the season FALL-WINTER 2010-2011. We can see clothes of those colors at Alexander Wang, Aquascutum, Giambattista Valli, Karen Walker and 3.1 Phillip Lim's fashion shows.<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumrOnVrYu9SwgHEeoTjhyphenhyphenbXBIy1ZKILFXzYO1QydlnP7tWiFqtIDS9ZXCyCdMk7aAJLgx3LcrtUvQT4Fvf5yQCqp5lriceoRQx_q6dw31glGqItNf_nD3pnGSyRVl8_Xvq_iruGAK3Zg/s1600/Colors2010_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543136634499570018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumrOnVrYu9SwgHEeoTjhyphenhyphenbXBIy1ZKILFXzYO1QydlnP7tWiFqtIDS9ZXCyCdMk7aAJLgx3LcrtUvQT4Fvf5yQCqp5lriceoRQx_q6dw31glGqItNf_nD3pnGSyRVl8_Xvq_iruGAK3Zg/s1600/Colors2010_1.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">London fog</span></b><br />Gray color is still in fashion, changing just its tints. Today the right tint of gray is delicate smoky, soft like morning haze. Its main virtue is that this color can be worn with any other color you like! Light gray color like Carolina Herrera, Dries Van Noten, Marc Jacobs and Preen.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVAh5DRcN1NwElkVUG_w8-SqOVXjFdWh8wW7xaDi0KjXFhX66YNjT02M2s0YpD_j8rTAsKu5_ZE1nQkjCOyz6NKOFpANelxKmbUFL2gLb84L5kSKJRtknpVnW4iJoqoDgccqcidmpL4Y/s1600/Colors2010_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543139071422142754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVAh5DRcN1NwElkVUG_w8-SqOVXjFdWh8wW7xaDi0KjXFhX66YNjT02M2s0YpD_j8rTAsKu5_ZE1nQkjCOyz6NKOFpANelxKmbUFL2gLb84L5kSKJRtknpVnW4iJoqoDgccqcidmpL4Y/s1600/Colors2010_2.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Royal blood</span></b><br />Red is the main color of this fall. But not all tints of the red are trendy. Fashion designers and modellers prefer dramatic colors such as old wine color, overripe cherry or gore color. ADAM, Altuzarra, J. Mendel, Tory Burch and Monique Lhuillier love those tints.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguo6Nk_ow3mwwErkLjPOQYtoS22G6HUE6N9yGSHZPDlxEeDB8ZiZzFq4ChcespEU20st8gq_MrFJuAouOpE8LX3141ZcBcY1laYH2azH6R1VCIDIhlvUmwj5RbP8GASKD027Sj5TTMmYQ/s1600/Colors2010_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543141116039882642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguo6Nk_ow3mwwErkLjPOQYtoS22G6HUE6N9yGSHZPDlxEeDB8ZiZzFq4ChcespEU20st8gq_MrFJuAouOpE8LX3141ZcBcY1laYH2azH6R1VCIDIhlvUmwj5RbP8GASKD027Sj5TTMmYQ/s1600/Colors2010_3.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Soldier's overcoat</span></b><br />Military style bring us new ideas. Different tints of khaki and olive color are in fashion again. Military palette offer us such designers as Erdem, Julien Macdonald, Dennis Basso, Philosophy, Rag & Bone and Richard Chai Love.<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbukSEhf6XhVhNcLvtuECtm2R-WaycEpsfc7ewML071xL3weFEdQq2iIOTkMMhjYTJXss89VJPv3RduQFP3I_Ysz6nmvuAmX0EPnMqUe0PZq6Lm2JvC444YqlRwayiGcw0Mrl6Sh7avE/s1600/Colors2010_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543143839481732642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbukSEhf6XhVhNcLvtuECtm2R-WaycEpsfc7ewML071xL3weFEdQq2iIOTkMMhjYTJXss89VJPv3RduQFP3I_Ysz6nmvuAmX0EPnMqUe0PZq6Lm2JvC444YqlRwayiGcw0Mrl6Sh7avE/s1600/Colors2010_4.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Petroleum stains</span></b><br />One of the main tendencies in fashion is ecological palette. Variegated prints that resemble petroleum stains, city junkyard view or aftermath of nuclear explosion. Cynthia Rowley, Jeremy Laing, Gary Graham, Rachel Comey, Tory Burch and Tibi voted for fashionable ecology.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51uplUzaKOZ_KkowDYnbGX54tS8yb_ON2b4hzDkk3U6m1xLWx7TCzVmx07WitRPwUgGzeuhZfs-z9ShlgsQMM94488I_mItPsuAzS-qzQArRpdFc_o14G1my_SmO6x2de2gg4Nksll5Q/s1600/Colors2010_5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543146261045280274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51uplUzaKOZ_KkowDYnbGX54tS8yb_ON2b4hzDkk3U6m1xLWx7TCzVmx07WitRPwUgGzeuhZfs-z9ShlgsQMM94488I_mItPsuAzS-qzQArRpdFc_o14G1my_SmO6x2de2gg4Nksll5Q/s1600/Colors2010_5.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a>

FALL-WINTER 2010-2011 FASHION TENDENCY. WHAT COLORS ARE IN FASHION THIS SEASON?

Fall and winter palette is not so saturated as summer one. But on the other hand it is more generous. This season designers chose favourite ...

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FALL 2010 FASHION TENDENCY. SHOULD WE WEAR SHORTS?

What clothes should we wear to look fashionable this season? So, should we wear shorts this season? Why not? But how should we wear shorts? Switch on your imagination and you'll see that shorts will become an indispensable piece in your wardrobe. Here are a couple of rules about wearing shorts. What to wear them with and what to combine them. See photos below.<div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JYQCiVakJIY1-5zRbmUMFiglYa7DU5vyKYrqUXIbHWmmW6zYbGz63NzYSkyZraUG6hsNbxjwn45ptO8D8r7sjXofl0Y-dZ1NhFznhTz2hS7xv8RZ_1vfMapU6OTlAUaqkCRBLzzmv5c/s1600/3365_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542477248291589650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JYQCiVakJIY1-5zRbmUMFiglYa7DU5vyKYrqUXIbHWmmW6zYbGz63NzYSkyZraUG6hsNbxjwn45ptO8D8r7sjXofl0Y-dZ1NhFznhTz2hS7xv8RZ_1vfMapU6OTlAUaqkCRBLzzmv5c/s400/3365_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Notify</b></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPPdp3hNxF4BfPVaV684roCbEaYgDjoKCcEbclRuwXJiuJLdryzje8wFTGnUfH6bj-6T6m-_rMbeXI7lzg7WyaaoWmcSMX0R1mjxhQucrExy97RK-4vfPrde5xIFdGoZx0nwkgKPe1I8/s1600/3361_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542477945632050738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPPdp3hNxF4BfPVaV684roCbEaYgDjoKCcEbclRuwXJiuJLdryzje8wFTGnUfH6bj-6T6m-_rMbeXI7lzg7WyaaoWmcSMX0R1mjxhQucrExy97RK-4vfPrde5xIFdGoZx0nwkgKPe1I8/s400/3361_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Theory</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Q28Vx7DUv0IU6zlTTEXy5WKcVVom-7HhzzFcCo8tZc96IDhhnMfr54dEQ913Xh4q4jFRDAUjqDShncimDh5b8lZn1RF3DTdaLqj28yTN-oPZKt4ect8GfyTqgQE_BHoW8EubBKzPwBQ/s1600/3362_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542477940357275202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Q28Vx7DUv0IU6zlTTEXy5WKcVVom-7HhzzFcCo8tZc96IDhhnMfr54dEQ913Xh4q4jFRDAUjqDShncimDh5b8lZn1RF3DTdaLqj28yTN-oPZKt4ect8GfyTqgQE_BHoW8EubBKzPwBQ/s400/3362_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>L'Agence</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTLJbrkoafGro988V4wO8TYmlYzuns8XBJTnVkKgAj2dyeIvWV5J1V11wq_x_9boCrm_0xObqnqdDyacnt-VlXzOKwfOMlbKgj93Yx7hs7Dmgk9Fdh7BUkUfKFSmm7paW1LjpXhT9mAA/s1600/3364_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542477931202297602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTLJbrkoafGro988V4wO8TYmlYzuns8XBJTnVkKgAj2dyeIvWV5J1V11wq_x_9boCrm_0xObqnqdDyacnt-VlXzOKwfOMlbKgj93Yx7hs7Dmgk9Fdh7BUkUfKFSmm7paW1LjpXhT9mAA/s400/3364_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b>Notify</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><br /></b></span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvzCR7SJdgq2PjX0XSPBZEVsG0eHwTZuF2fGzpE7EKSPhsjQgV1acClhReTzza1h1PJoq4xZnxYmXeu-Yyogztyv_EymJ9P5vpLAIkwSHiH3mEo-T-ZAX7zwWuy4gL6euwA-rAI9HWYg/s1600/3359_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542478906445858178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvzCR7SJdgq2PjX0XSPBZEVsG0eHwTZuF2fGzpE7EKSPhsjQgV1acClhReTzza1h1PJoq4xZnxYmXeu-Yyogztyv_EymJ9P5vpLAIkwSHiH3mEo-T-ZAX7zwWuy4gL6euwA-rAI9HWYg/s400/3359_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Rag & Bone</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrJOBba1PA3zR5wVJuwHWNgF5XhcCx8oGHeMYBLg3GSEKIc5PYGPa71wWuk2X1VkPpqZXobkxgUOa9n6jYlsOehsl2WIO1nYKyZ_5RsDD2lkO7Hr6nxso4c4LhtcDMeC3qR5lxSOVedo/s1600/3360_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542478897694446738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrJOBba1PA3zR5wVJuwHWNgF5XhcCx8oGHeMYBLg3GSEKIc5PYGPa71wWuk2X1VkPpqZXobkxgUOa9n6jYlsOehsl2WIO1nYKyZ_5RsDD2lkO7Hr6nxso4c4LhtcDMeC3qR5lxSOVedo/s400/3360_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sandro</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>

FALL 2010 FASHION TENDENCY. SHOULD WE WEAR SHORTS?

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Keeping Up with Trends in Girls Fashion

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUy9dgfnlY304TlKHhjCiEVIisEsXGusfo7tUqA_byiuG1BS4RhiiNZHkXyp9zdifXZ3O6IsJCKTB4532G1jkAkaeD9yLvJbtlCabW5OYtl8pDBtgAK1kDuhNQXkYzKGNsXZ8P3K4EAU/s1600/fashion_trends-2009_2010-gold_diggers-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUy9dgfnlY304TlKHhjCiEVIisEsXGusfo7tUqA_byiuG1BS4RhiiNZHkXyp9zdifXZ3O6IsJCKTB4532G1jkAkaeD9yLvJbtlCabW5OYtl8pDBtgAK1kDuhNQXkYzKGNsXZ8P3K4EAU/s320/fashion_trends-2009_2010-gold_diggers-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;">     One of the most important things to girls is fashion, particularly if a girl is in her teens and going to college where the majority of people talks and wears the latest trends and styles everyday. Here are some suggestions and tips on girls fashion, which will help you to stay up with the fashion trend throughout the year.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">     The majority of designers will take out at least two collections per year, spring and fall, while the rest will introduce four; spring, summer, fall and winter. With numerous different styles and unique designs for boys, girl, men and women you will notice that first and foremost it is very challenging to stay up with every seasonal trend for one primary reason; all styles do not work for everyone. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">     How many times have you watched a fashion show and thought; who can wear that dress besides a model. The reality of this is that some of those styles that are shown are made specifically for modeling purposes only and the entire selection is slightly different than what you actually see on the runway. Nevertheless, the number one most important rule is to wear clothes that suit your weight, height, character and personality.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">     Ways To Always Dress Fashionabl</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">     Classic fashion is always in style and if you do not want to make a lot of mistakes when dressing up for a social event, you can always rely on classic clothes. Nevertheless, girls are not always interested in wearing classic clothes so, what is the best way for them to always be fashionable?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">     An easy way to make girls fashion work well for you is to select from an assortment of clothing that suits you best. For instance, if a specific color suits you well, you can buy a blouse and wear it with a pair of jeans or black pants, which do not have to be in the same type of collection.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">     An additional way to keep up with the latest girls fashion is with accessories. This way you don’t even have to keep up the latest trends. It is important that you realize both good and bad points when it comes to your own body so you can work with it and improve you best features.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">     No person is perfect, including gorgeous models you watch on the runway, since they all have flaws that are cautiously covered up with either make up and/or the clothing that they wear on the runway.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">     Hence, you can make the fashion work for you by using accessories such as a scarf, belt, shoes or hair clips. Shoes are a whole other category when it comes to girls fashion and they function on the same principals of accessories and clothes. You shouldn’t acquire a pair of shoes simply because they are in fashion but because they work to complement your personality and style.</span>

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How To Choose Fashion Accessories

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmZUVOrowusSenWKspj0wx4b1Tyhh6aXWJdlTyn2bPLjBM6X_gwr0vSSvjjThD07qrbnH-laIGeAzb4Q0WEEefsP0qlVP7th840xGjT7U5nSquOkZ27mu993hNfGcAq7rdZmyoNbXLCE/s1600/3684500_thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmZUVOrowusSenWKspj0wx4b1Tyhh6aXWJdlTyn2bPLjBM6X_gwr0vSSvjjThD07qrbnH-laIGeAzb4Q0WEEefsP0qlVP7th840xGjT7U5nSquOkZ27mu993hNfGcAq7rdZmyoNbXLCE/s320/3684500_thumbnail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />     In relation to fashion accessories, you will find that a wide variety of differing products are included. Fashion accessories, such as fashion clothes and such items, come in a number of differing sizes, shapes, and styles. You can find fashion accessories that are created for young kids, teenagers, men, women, small sized, and plus sized people. A few of the many fashion items that you might find at one of your local fashion shops or on-line stores are described here.<br /><br />     The most popular fashion addon items is jewellry. As was previously discussed, fashion accessories are designed for all varieties individuals, regardless of age or gender. For teens and children, fashion jewelry items that are fashionable often include colorful pieces, including charm necklaces or charm bracelets. In terms of men, a very popular type of jewellery often includes large pendant necklaces, many of which display a cross or another popular or significant symbol. As for ladies, trendy items of fashion jewelry consist of earnings, rings, necklaces, bracelets, pins, and so on.<br /><br />     Another type of fashion accessory that you may have an interest in buying is a purse or even a handbag. Teens and women most commonly own purses and handbags. A purse is often used to describe a bag which is smaller or compact in size and handbags tend to be a little bigger. Handbags and purses come in a number of differing styles; therefore, it’s common for many ladies and teens to possess more than one purse or handbag. Actually, many individuals out there prefer to match their fashion accessories, including their purses and handbags, with the clothes that they wear.<br /><br />     In conjunction with handbags and purses, travel bags can be considered a fashion accessory. Travel bags are much like purses and handbags, except you will find that they’re often created for both females and for males. A travel bag might include a smaller bag that can be used as a carryon bag for an airplane ride, a diaper bag, as well as a laptop carrying case and so on.<br />Shoes and boots are also considered a fashion accessory, although many do not necessarily think them to be. Most often, females’s shoes and boots are considered as fashion accessories, as opposed to men’s shoes and boots. Certainly one of the reasons for that is due to the large choice of females’s shoe styles that you’ll find available for sale. For instance, it’s more than possible to find athletic shoes, casual sandals, elegant sandals, flat dress shoes, high-heeled shoes, and so forth. As with handbags and purses, many women own multiple pairs of shoes and many endeavor to coordinate their footwear, particularly for work, with the rest of their ensemble.<br /><br />     Another one of the many differing types of fashion accessories available for purchase are belts. For a lot of men and boys, belts aren’t necessarily considered a fashion accessory, as much as they’re a way to hold pants up; though, the same does not actually ring true for females. women’s belts come in a number of differing sizes, shapes, and styles. That is definitely one of the reasons why females’s belts and belts which may be designed for kids and for teens are often considered as fashion accessories. One can find belts out there that are created for wearing with an informal pair of jeans, as well as a pair of conventional kaki pants for work.<br /><br />     Belts, handbags, purses, travel bags, jewelry, and shoes and boots are just a few of the countless fashion accessories that you may be able to find for sale at one of our local fashion shops or even online. As a reminder, fashion accessories are a great way to spice up any wardrobe, especially one that can use an updating.

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Not an Arab Problem

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsZ3vTQv7YQwTukgtv9azeqhbWr9gknUgxehj3XUAOx1P-w-wEtal85HG5at5d98sxqlRbwrsMZjqS4tGBNwU_bAnAG6ZKhFih-QyxwTjcwkKGl1hFIHMUm0eGhyxETGThOg6XPWYTgeC/s1600-h/mearat+hamachpela.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435698318446978146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsZ3vTQv7YQwTukgtv9azeqhbWr9gknUgxehj3XUAOx1P-w-wEtal85HG5at5d98sxqlRbwrsMZjqS4tGBNwU_bAnAG6ZKhFih-QyxwTjcwkKGl1hFIHMUm0eGhyxETGThOg6XPWYTgeC/s320/mearat+hamachpela.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" /></a><br />Israel is suffering from a crisis of faith. Whereas Zionism was once at the center of Israeli society, today is has been replaced in many quarters by apathy and cynicism. Israel is at a crossroads, perpetually fighting an enemy that will not tire or cease, unable to win but with too much at stake to concede defeat. Israel is besieged and surrounded by enemies on all front- Hamas in the south, Hizbullah in the north, proxies of Iran and Syria. Its detractors spend most of their energies coming up with new and innovative ways to kill Jews and delegitimize the Jewish state. Israel's response is one of confusion, resignation and despair.<br /><br />Israel is a country that desperately seeks international acceptance and legitimacy. It is a country that is trying to flee from its heritage and its destiny with every ounce of its fiber. Nothing epitomizes this more than the insane and suicidal obsession with creating a Palestinian terror state in Judea and Samaria. In order to gain the love of a fickle world whose love for Jews has run out 60 years after Auschwitz, Israel is willing to surrender its biblical homeland to a people committed to its destruction and to create another Arab terror state on the ashes of the resettlement of half a million Jews.<br /><br />Never was there an Arab nation or country in Judea and Samaria. The "Palestinians" never had a sovereign state or self-rule in these lands. However, it was in these lands where the Jewish nation was born and developed. There the Patriarchs roamed, the Kings of Israel fought and the Prophets rebuked the people. There the Maccabees began their struggle against the Greeks and it was there where Bar Kochba and Rabbi Akivah roused the nation to throw off the yoke of Roman tyranny. Thousands of years after the first Jew had pitched his tent in the hills of Hebron and Shechem, after the Jewish people had conquered and divided up the Land under Joshua, had seen the rise and fall of two independent kingdoms, two exiles and the destruction of two Temples, was the name 'Palestine' first uttered. After the Romans brutally suppressed the last Jewish revolt and carried the Jewish freedom fighters into captivity, they decided to rename the land 'Palestinae' in order to erase all Jewish ties to the Land.<br /><br />The Palestinian nation is a lie and a fraud, swallowed whole by the world and those poor Israelis, devoid of roots and heritage. In 1967, following the defeat of 3 Arabs armies determined to throw the Jews into the sea, Israel liberated Judea and Samaria. Once again we were reunited with Hebron, where our Mothers and Fathers are buried, with Bethlehem, comforting Mother Rachel with the realization of the divine promise that "there will be a reward for your works... and your children will return from the lands of the enemy." Beit El, Shechem, Jericho- these lands where once again Jewish. The world literally shook with the earth-shattering cry: "The Temple Mount is in our hands!" And yet, incredibly, instead of annexing these lands that had been cut off from the reborn Jewish state 20 years earlier, Israel did nothing. And it still does nothing.<br /><br />The reason for Israel's non-action is not because of international pressure, or for fear of the Arab reaction. Israel does not rightfully annex Judea and Samaria because of what that would mean: the return of the Jewish people to the lands of the Torah. Sadly, Israel desperately wants with all of its might to be Tel-Aviv and Herzliah, to be Dizengoff street and the beach. A return to Hebron would also mean a return to the lifestyle of those who are buried there. Judea and Samaria is too powerful a wake-up call to the secular assimilationists who rule and direct the state.<br /><br />This brings us full circle. As long as Israel refuses to claim Judea and Samaria, it will continually to be faced with constant Arab attacks and harassment, with world legitimacy ever more elusive. That is the cause of all of our problems, and the reason why the new generation of secular Israelis is at a loss for direction. Judea and Samaria are destiny. They tell the Jewish people, a people who wants so badly to be normal and to be accepted, that they cannot be normal. It reminds them of their innate difference, of their mission purpose. For Israel was not created so that Jews can eat falafel and go to the beach. If that is the case, certainly there are better beaches elsewhere, ones which are not bought with bloody wars and constant terror attacks. Certainly, a million Israelis feel this way and have made their homes elsewhere- in New York, in Los Angeles, in Toronto, in Miami, etc.<br /><br />If so, for why was the State of Israel founded? The State of Israel was founded only because the G-d of history, the G-d of Israel, promised the Patriarchs of the Jewish people that He would never abandon them or allow them to assimilate among the nations. It was founded because G-d took one people out of bondage in Egypt and brought them close to His service. It was founded because G-d chose the Jewish people, separating and elevating them above all of the nations and giving them a land where they could dwell, free of the influences and foreign cultures of the <em>goyim</em>. It is from this land where holiness and G-dliness shall spread. "For out of Zion will come Torah, and the word of G-d from Jerusalem". <br /><br />It is this which so terrifies the assimilated <em>sabra</em>, cut off from Torah and its teachings. At the same time, without it, he is lost and has no sense of direction. Is Israel a Jewish state or a Western state? A Jewish state or a state of all its citizens? For this he has no answers, and the future is bleak. In short, Israel does not have an Arab problem, but a Jewish problem. A leader led by Jewish values would have no trouble taking control of what is rightfully his, and telling those who squat on his land and seek to kill him to please find their new homes elsewhere.<br /><br />Almost 63 years since the rebirth of the Jewish people from the suffering of the exile, we can no longer waver and hide from destiny. The destiny of the Jewish people is knocking. Either we embrace it willingly, or we will be forced to do so.

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The Curse of Exile

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dhWaivZ2KJVQxWoEbpgbEfmYFkToZm7G-taK1bkQ0xAQI3tGCy3chwk-u9oqxN9KvTIK0_bLlHV2QJ9sC6jwHITkDymY5Ytg9BUkgOH4mtnr8R9jgrjqKKaxdlAD5nEDESo7DEFkUvlM/s1600-h/pic_2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428598050294312162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dhWaivZ2KJVQxWoEbpgbEfmYFkToZm7G-taK1bkQ0xAQI3tGCy3chwk-u9oqxN9KvTIK0_bLlHV2QJ9sC6jwHITkDymY5Ytg9BUkgOH4mtnr8R9jgrjqKKaxdlAD5nEDESo7DEFkUvlM/s320/pic_2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Dedicated l'ilui nishmata shel Tamar Dina bat Smadar</span><br /><br /><br /> על נהרות בבל שם ישבנו גם בכינו בזכרינו את ציון. על ערבים בתוכה תלינו כינורותינו כי שאלונו שובינו דיברי שיר ותוללינו שמחה. איך נשיר את שיר ה' על אדמת נכר <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"By the river of Babylon</span> - and Monsey, and Toronto, and Boca Raton, and London and Paris- <span style="font-style:italic;">we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion. Upon willows we hung our harps because our captors asked of us words of song, and our tormentors joy. <span style="font-weight:bold;">How shall we sing HaShem's song on foreign soil</span>?"</span> (Tehillim 137)<br /><br />Whenever a Jew has finished eating a meal, he sits down and reminds himself that he is a stranger in a strange land. He reminds himself that he was exiled so long ago forcibly from his home. He thanks G-d for the "the desirable, good and spacious Land" that He gave his forefathers. Three times a day, he turns in longing and fervent prayer to Jerusalem and pleads with G-d that "his eyes should behold in mercy [G-d's] return to Zion".<br /><br />The Jewish people were chosen by G-d to be a holy people living in a holy land. We were chosen in order to bring light, goodness and G-dliness into the world, as evident by Israel's incredible Sanctification of G-d's Name in Haiti. Unfortunately, many Jews do not understand the greatness or the loftiness of our role. They do not know the Jewish people's mission or task. Throughout the long and harsh years of exile, many have forgotten or do not know what it means to be Jewish. They believe that being Jewish is simply a matter of personal conscience comparable to being a Christian or a Buddhist. They do not realize that to be Jewish is to be part of a nation.<br /><br />In G-d's infinite mercy, He returned sovereignty to the Jewish people over 60 years ago and has begun the process of our Redemption. In His eternal kindness, He has brought the masses of the Jewish people back home. Entire communities <em>en masse</em> have made aliyah and have returned to the Land of Israel. Eastern Europe, Yemen, Morocco, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Russia, practically all of the Jews of the Islamic world, have come back to Israel. The remaining Jews in many small and isolated communities are joining their brethren in Israel. As anti-semitism rises in France and the rest of Europe, many are beginning to come back.<br /><br />And yet despite 62 years of Jewish independence, a free and prosperous Jewish state boasting one of the world's most flourishing and resilient economy, booming enterprises, a powerful army and plenty of opportunity, close to half of the world's Jews choose to live in exile. When the Jews were trapped and prevented by their gentile persecutors from making aliyah, they wrote songs of longing for <em>Eretz Yisrael</em>. In cellars and dark rooms, in secret, hiding in fear from Romans, Crusaders, the Inquisition, Nazis or Soviets, they declared with complete confidence and faith "Next Year in Jerusalem!". At every Jewish wedding, they crushed a glass (and continue to crush a glass) and pledged: "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem..." Now, however, that the doors of aliyah are wide open and the Land is calling out, ready to take in her long-lost sons and daughters, only a trickle decide to return home.<br /><br />The Jewish people's destiny is in the Land of Israel. Only in the Land of Israel can the People of Israel achieve their true potential, to live completely Jewish lives, free from interference or insecurity. Many of the Torah's commandments can only be performed there. It is only there where a Jew does not have to live in the unnatural role of minority, with all of the insecurities that accompany it. There he is free of self-consciousness, of the ever nagging "What will the <em>goyim</em> think?" It is there that the Jewish people can build a Jewish society based on Jewish values. It is there that Redemption is not just a dream but a living reality.<br /><br />In this week's Parsha, G-d brings upon the Plague of Darkness upon the Egyptians. Rashi explains that in that generation there were wicked Jews who did not wish to leave Egypt and that they died during the Plague of Darkness. What is the reason that these Jews did not want to escape the torment and affliction of Egypt? The Midrash Tanchuma provides us the answer: they had Egyptian friends and enjoyed honour and fortune in Egypt. These Jews felt properly at home in the idolatrous and perverse Egyptian culture and did not wish to leave in order to receive G-d's Torah and to settle in the Land of Israel. In our own generation, we see the same phenomenon repeating itself. Many otherwise good Jews, many of whom stringently keep the Torah, are simply too comfortable in the lands of their dispersions. They have their synagogues, schools and communities in Toronto, New York or Los Angeles. They are content to stay in exile and have exchanged Miami for Jerusalem.<br /><br />The Jewish people must open its eyes and remember that its home is in the Land of Israel. Only there can we fulfill the prophecy that "out of Zion shall come forth Torah, and the Word of G-d from Jerusalem". No matter how comfortable exile is, it is nonetheless a punishment and a curse. A Jew should never be content living as a minority in a strange country. He must remember the lament of the Jews being taken captive to Babylon: "How shall we sing HaShem's song on foreign soil?" May Hashem open the eyes of His people that they return to their own soil, speedily in our days.

The Curse of Exile

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