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From Israel: “Purim!!”
March 5, 2023 “Purim!!” This week we celebrate Purim – Monday night and Tuesday, and for Jerusalem, which was a walled city, Shushan Purim, Tuesday...
From Israel: “A Hard Look at Huwara!!”
Matters, my friends, are not always as they seem. We all know this…but need to be reminded from time to time. The subject of this...
From Israel: “When Does the Horror End??”
Each time there is a terror attack, we pray that it will be the last. And then there is another. This afternoon, Sunday, two...
From Israel: “Achievements Amidst Horrific Strife!!”
Monday night, the process of advancing legislation directed at judicial reform began. Following heated debate, two bills passed their first reading in the Knesset plenum...
From Israel: “Enraged Twice Over!!”
The first votes on the judicial reform will take place in the Knesset tonight. I was going to wait until tomorrow to post, after the...
From Israel: “The Struggle Never Ends!!”
February 16, 2023 “The Struggle Never Ends!!” Struggle? More accurately, struggles, in the plural. But they are of a piece, as we work to strengthen...
From Israel: “Pain upon Pain upon Pain!!”
Unbearable. Another terror attack!! This one on Friday afternoon. A car ramming at a bus stop in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem. See a video...
From Israel: “A Mixed Bag and Bitter Ironies”
My last posting, which featured happy and uplifting news, was a joy to write and was received with enthusiasm by many of you. (I could...
From Israel: “Israel’s Extraordinary Heart!!”
I am writing this on Tu B’Shvat, the New Year of the trees. In terms of Jewish agricultural law it has significance for counting the...
From Israel: “Daunting but Absolutely Necessary!!”
Working towards an end to the terror. Most of you, I will assume, have read my posting put out Saturday night about the horrendous terror...