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December 21, 2015: This Way and That
The good news? Lets start with this picture of Yotam Sitboun: Screenshot Just a week ago, Yotam was, along with 13 others, the victim of...
December 18, 2015: Shifting Sands
Credit: dellatore Which means a rapidly changing political/diplomatic terrain. In this immediate context, news that reverberates positively in two respects (emphasis added): The Technion...
December 16, 2015: How Vile Does It Get?
There IS good news, in spite of all that’s vile. And that’s where we are going to start: The very articulate, California-based Denice Gary-Pandol, radio...
December 14, 2015: The Eighth Candle
The eighth and last candle of Chanukah was lit last night, and we are now in the final day of the holiday. Credit: Huffington...
December 8, 2015: Keeping Our Eyes on the Flame
I would be out-and-out misrepresenting, if I said everything was great. And if I said that you wouldn’t believe me anyway. But what I do...
December 6, 2015: Festival of Lights
Credit: Chabad Tonight begins the eight-day festival of Chanukah, which has two aspects to it: The story of the miracle, when – at the time...
December 3, 2015: Confronting Complexities
Good news items from Israel: The Israeli company Ayala Water and Ecology utilizes plants to purify waste water. Its phytoremediation systems are built into landscaping at...
December 1, 2015: Rising Up in Strength
Last night, here in Jerusalem, I attended a performance of Dames of the Dance of the Gush Katif Bride Project. Reproduced with permission Twelve amateur women’s...
November 29, 2015: This is Israel!
We begin today with an opinion piece from the Friday JPost magazine section, written – in 2010 – by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo, “Israel: The...
November 24, 2015: Holding Tight
I’m so grateful to have some good things to write about, in the face of daily anguish. Several good things, as a matter of fact...
