Transcending Our Crises!!
It’s never over. Lurking behind each crisis is yet another awaiting its opportunity to take center stage. This is inevitable, but especially so in a...
As the World Spins, So Our Heads!!
All of the news is not bad (although, unfortunately, a good deal is). What it is perhaps paramount to note is that our situation here...
Though This Sustains Us…
It is an article of faith for me and many others: Israel would not be here if not for the miracles – the times when...
Yerushalayim, Our Chief Joy!!
In the midst of the warfare and turmoil that we are currently coping with, it is important not to neglect this day: Yom Yerushalayim, which...
Not To Be Endured!!
There is so very much we should not have to endure. But I begin by marking the horrendous terrorist murder of two young staff members...
Barely To Be Believed!!
There are a great many stories about Israelis who have demonstrated a core of inner strength, a resilience, an embrace of life that is extraordinary. ...
Separating the Joy from the Bad Stuff!!
I was going to entitle this posting “You Know What They Say About Smoke…” But because I want to celebrate Edan Alexander first, we will...
We Could Have Seen It Coming!!
Before Donald Trump was inaugurated on January 20, Steve Witkoff, whom Trump had designated as his Middle East Envoy, came to visit Prime Minister Netanyahu....
Hold Tight!! Very Tight!!
When things get tough (which is most of the time these days), we Israelis know what to do: We keep going, firm in the belief...
Look! How Marvelous Our People Are!!
Marvelous because we are never defeated and emerge from attack even stronger. The arson set in multiple localities yesterday was an attack; three people have...