Author : Arlene

I am chagrinned but not exactly shocked by the latest turn of events here.  As Shabbat went out, I had expressed surprise that – following...

Tonight begins Tisha B’Av, the most solemn day of the Jewish calendar.  It marks the day of the destruction of our two Temples and a...

I begin with some very essential observations that go to the heart of Israel’s situation, observations that are broadly recognized among Jews here in Israel,...

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) I left my posting abruptly yesterday because of the advent of Shabbat and want here to follow through.  But it’s tentatively...

Our whole nation is weary – strong, determined, clear about who we are, but weary.  How could it be otherwise?  We are contending with both...

Today I am feeling a far greater certainty that our government is going to see through this war to its necessary end.  That our prime minister...

Let me begin with a video of something I described last night from the Shloshim ceremonies at the Great Synagogue.  This is Lt. Col. Shai...

Shloshim means 30 in Hebrew, and and it is now a significant 30 days since the funerals of the three students who had been kidnapped...

A true story told last week by Col. Richard Kemp: He was given the opportunity to meet with several of our soldiers, and in one special...

It’s going on 72 hours since I’ve posted – the longest interval I’ve gone without a posting since this war with Hamas began.  In that...