UncategorizedMarch 21, 2009: Small Signs of StrengthArleneJune 11, 2009 by ArleneJune 11, 20090256 Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) We need a whole lot more, but I’m grateful for what I’m seeing:It begins with our new Jerusalem mayor, Nir Barkat,
UncategorizedMarch 19, 2009: Wait a MinuteArleneJune 8, 2009 by ArleneJune 8, 20090349 I’ve seen it in a variety of different places with changeable climate (Calgary comes to mind as one): natives of the area say, “You don’t
UncategorizedMarch 18, 2009: Where to Begin?ArleneJune 8, 2009 by ArleneJune 8, 20090297 Sometimes the issues seem so diverse and overwhelming that it truly is difficult to know what merits first attention. Nothing, but nothing, that comes to
UncategorizedMarch 17, 2009: No Shalit DealArleneJune 8, 2009 by ArleneJune 8, 20090309 Well, last night Shin Bet head Yuval Diskin and Ofer Dekel, chief negotiator on the Shalit issue, returned from Cairo amidst rumors that there would
UncategorizedMarch 15, 2009: Worry and ReprieveArleneJune 3, 2009 by ArleneJune 3, 20090343 Worry? With regard to some of my concerns right now, this word is an understatement. Deep apprehension might better describe my state of mind. Near
UncategorizedMarch 14, 2009: As a New Week BeginsArleneJune 3, 2009 by ArleneJune 3, 20090301 Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat)The traditional greeting at the end of Shabbat is “Shavua tov” — have a good week. And dearly do I wish for
UncategorizedMarch 12, 2009: As a New Week BeginsArleneJune 2, 2009 by ArleneJune 2, 20090343 Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat)The traditional greeting at the end of Shabbat is “Shavua tov” — have a good week. And dearly do I wish for
UncategorizedMarch 12, 2009: Standing StrongArleneJune 2, 2009 by ArleneJune 2, 20090320 I cannot let the Freeman incident pass without an additional comment: I have picked up some observations that Jews should perhaps have stayed out of
UncategorizedMarch 11, 2009: Post PurimArleneJune 2, 2009 by ArleneJune 2, 20090326 Well, the celebration of Purim — with both its frivolity and its message of import — has ended, and we are back to the every-day
UncategorizedMarch 8, 2009: Purim Sameach!ArleneMay 28, 2009 by ArleneMay 28, 20090360 Not a full or regular posting. Simply a desire to share the mood of Purim as I experience it here in Jerusalem. Today is costume