Those of you who know me, know that it is not a common situation for me to be rendered “speechless.”  I think that I am

The attitude towards Israel being expressed by the Obama government is vile, obscene, intolerable. This is the scenario.  Sort of a diplomatic soap opera:  Obama

You may know that there is no country of Palestine.  And I may know it.  But that doesn’t stop the Palestinian Authority from saying that

The “proximity talks” are apparently on hold because of our announcement that construction will take place in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood of Jerusalem, beyond the

All in all, I think there is news we might smile about today, and other news that, while not happy, is not of the heart-stopping

I don’t know a better word to describe the state of world affairs.  It defies rational understanding. Consider this: According to a New York Times

Motzei Shabbat (after Shabbat) “A Ray of Hope” Just a ray, which I caught shining through a very dark sky.  First, a bit about that

I had hoped to begin this posting with “good stuff”: cheerful news about Israel that can make us all smile and feel proud.  It’s happening,

Our ability to fight back against the multiple lies and growing number of libels with which we are confronted is extremely important.  And the fact

By “normal” I mean post-Purim.  What it’s like when we have no celebrating, no costumes, no seudot (special Purim meals).  But do I know what