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October 1, 2009: Season of Our Joy
This (z’man simchatenu) is what Sukkot is called. It begins tomorrow night. A blessing to be here: all over, sukkahs are being erected and decorated. ...
September 30, 2009: Goldstone Report
The Goldstone Report — which charges Israel with war crimes: the deliberate targeting of civilians — has now been presented to the UN Human Rights...
September 29, 2009: Post Yom Kippur
I hope that everyone who observed Yom Kippur yesterday found peace and a spiritual high. Now we head for the most joyous of holidays: Sukkot,...
September 25, 2009: What If?
“What if Israel,” writes analyst Herb Keinon in today’s Jerusalem Post, “tempered by the harsh reality of the 16 years since Oslo, is not exactly...
September 24, 2009: Oom Shmoom
First a correction of some importance: Yesterday, I wrote, “Oslo agreements did declare settlement activity illegal.” What I left out was the crucial NOT. For...
September 23, 2009: And Now?
Obama met yesterday with Netanyahu and Abbas separately, and then with the two together. (Foreign Minister Lieberman and Defense Minister Barak accompanied Netanyahu.) What was...
September 21, 2009: The Bracha
Early afternoon yesterday, just about when services were ending for Rosh Hashana, the sky opened up and we had a deluge for a short while. ...
September 17, 2009: Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana begins tomorrow evening. And so I want to begin today by wishing all those who are observing the holiday a year of peace,...
September 13, 2009: In Memorium
Assaf Ramon There are occurances that are simply beyond human comprehension. What I report here today, with great sadness, is one of those occurances, one...
September 11, 2009: Shifting Tides
I had written recently about movement, once again, towards a Fatah-Hamas unity government. The enmity between these groups is strong, and over and over there...
