Embracing Yesterday’s Pain and Tomorrow’s Joy!adminApril 24, 2026April 24, 2026by adminApril 24, 2026April 24, 202600As I write, I am approaching the closure of Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day). Israel store This is a...Read more
We’ve Got a Very Big Problem, Folks!!adminApril 21, 2026April 22, 2026by adminApril 21, 2026April 22, 202606Well, actually we have several big problems and a major headache. The gist of it is that we are facing...Read more
The Shoah and the Lessons That Cannot Be Escaped!!adminApril 15, 2026April 22, 2026by adminApril 15, 2026April 22, 2026014I write this on Tuesday evening as Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day) draws to an end here in Israel. I had...Read more
This Does Not Sit Well At All!!adminApril 10, 2026April 10, 2026by adminApril 10, 2026April 10, 2026024In my last posting – https://arlenefromisrael.info/because-we-must-is-why/ – I had praised President Trump highly because he was politically astute enough to...Read more
Because We Must, Is Why!!adminApril 7, 2026April 7, 2026by adminApril 7, 2026April 7, 2026037These last several days have not been easy here in Israel. Not remotely. The center (Tel Aviv and environs) and...Read more
Clarity You Want??adminMarch 30, 2026March 30, 2026by adminMarch 30, 2026March 30, 2026039Regretfully, with regard to the war on Iran it is simply not possible at this point. Read 10 analysts, and...Read more
“Our Very Weary Heads Are Spinning!!”adminMarch 25, 2026March 25, 2026by adminMarch 25, 2026March 25, 2026050Our situation, which was already difficult, has now become deeply confusing and unsettling. Please read through to the end and...Read more
And So, a Tough Haul!!adminMarch 19, 2026March 19, 2026by adminMarch 19, 2026March 19, 2026045The joint Israeli-US war on Iran (Roaring Lion – Epic Fury) began on February 28 with great power. In the...Read more
We Know: the Source of Our Resilience!adminMarch 15, 2026March 16, 2026by adminMarch 15, 2026March 16, 2026057We Israelis are going through a tough time. There is no denying it: the whole country is on edge. We...Read more
Savlanut!!adminMarch 10, 2026March 12, 2026by adminMarch 10, 2026March 12, 2026066Patience. Along with it, perseverance. That’s our challenge here in Israel now. Not easy. Not simple. But we are up...Read more
“Dancing Inside a War!!adminMarch 5, 2026March 6, 2026by adminMarch 5, 2026March 6, 2026072Yesterday (Wednesday) was Shushan Purim here in Jerusalem, where I live. It is celebrated a day later than “regular” Purim...Read more
“Shabbat Zahor and the Existence of Evil!!”adminMarch 2, 2026March 2, 2026by adminMarch 2, 2026March 2, 2026066This past Shabbat was Shabbat Zahor. On that Shabbat, we are required to read a specific section from a second...Read more