April 15, 2013: Ties That BindArleneApril 15, 2013 by ArleneApril 15, 20130301 Credit: Tomer Neuberg/Flash 90 Yom HaZikaron — Memorial Day, a day of national mourning — began last night with a siren at 8 PM. You...
April 14, 2013: Caving Not AllowedArleneApril 14, 2013 by ArleneApril 14, 20130276 When Jews cave in the face of threats by radical Muslims or their supporters, it leads to increased Jewish weakness and more threats. And yet...
April 11, 2013: Iran and MoreArleneApril 11, 2013 by ArleneApril 11, 20130292 This past Monday, at a joint press conference with President Peres, Secretary of State Kerry said, with regard to Iran: “No option is off the...
April 9, 2013: ShamefulArleneApril 9, 2013 by ArleneApril 9, 20130290 A brief correction first — one more lesson that we cannot believe all that comes to us on the Internet. Several people have forwarded me...
April 8, 2013: A NesArleneApril 8, 2013 by ArleneApril 8, 20130316 A miracle. I am writing on Yom HaShoah. And what I see, as clear as clear can be — juxtaposed against the pain beyond imaging...
April 7, 2013: SilenceArleneApril 7, 2013 by ArleneApril 7, 20130280 It was suggested by my rabbi yesterday that in a way silence is sometimes the most appropriate response to the Holocaust, because human words are...
April 4, 2013: On All FrontsArleneApril 4, 2013 by ArleneApril 4, 20130296 Not unexpected — what we’re dealing with now, but our Defense Minister, Moshe (Bogie) Ya’alon, is going to need all the strength he can muster. ...
April 2013: Heads Held HighArleneApril 2, 2013 by ArleneApril 2, 20130303 Pesach concluded last night here in Israel, and will end at dark tonight elsewhere. My hope is that each of you has had a joyous...
March 23, 2013: PesachArleneMarch 24, 2013 by ArleneMarch 24, 20130310 Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) Pesach begins with seder on Monday night and preparations for the holiday are in high gear. I am mindful — and...
March 21, 2013: The Party’s OverArleneMarch 21, 2013 by ArleneMarch 21, 20131294 If indeed there ever was a party, except in people’s imaginations. I must confess something here. I understand better today how Obama got re-elected. I’m...