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From Israel: “Hold Fast and Don’t Let Go!!”
The last couple of weeks have been “kaitana savta” — grandma camp, a very special time for me. When the kids are here, they are...
From Israel: “Twisting, This Way and That!!”
There is only one instance of “twisting” that I think of as positive at the moment: That is Artem Dolgopyat’s fantastic in-the-air maneuvers, which won...
From Israel: “As I Had Promised!!
I had written recently that no matter how much bad news there was to write about, I would make an effort to incorporate some good...
From Israel: “Creaming the Anti-Semites!!
So what do you know? When the news about Ben & Jerry’s decision to boycott Judea & Samaria and eastern Jerusalem first broke, I thought...
From Israel: “No Choice: We Must!!”
Tisha B’Av – a day of mourning for the destruction of the Temples – has just drawn to a close here in Israel. Here you...
From Israel: “Heartsick!!”
It is not just me: I doubt that there are very many who are not Islamists or hardcore leftists, or absolutely determined optimists, who smile...
From Israel: “Is There a Chance??”
Before I look at various events concerning Israel, I note the date: the Fourth of July. From here in Jerusalem, I remember. But, as...
From Israel: “The One Foot Theory!”
I have a good friend who will say to me now and again: “You just put one foot in front of the other and keep...
From Israel: “Listen Up! The Real Scoop Here!!”
Important clarification of a situation unfolding in Israel: for you to read and then share as broadly as possible. If you track the Israeli news,...
From Israel: “Yikes!! All At Once??!”
Life is never simple, nor do we have a right to expect it to be. But right now there is a confluence of a number...