The Shas party has announced that it will not be joining a coalition headed by Tzipi Livni. This decision was made by its Council of

Never, in the time I have been doing these postings, have I received such a barrage of messages — the vast majority anguished and supportive

Motzei Chag (After the Holiday) For us here in Israel, the Sukkot-Simchat Torah holiday season has ended; in the Diaspora, it will be another day.

Tomorrow night begins the week-long festival of Sukkot, the most joyous of our holidays. The heartache of world events must not rob us of this

Motzei Shabbat (after Shabbat) Acre, or Akko — an ancient Mediterranean port city in the north of Israel with a mixed Jewish and Arab population

Yesterday was Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Twenty-six hours in which we are to be, according to the tradition, as angels:

The idiocy of Ehud Olmert. He wishes to transfer to the Russian government rights to the Sergei Compound, which is part of the Russian Compound,

I devote this entire posting to an article of mine that just went up on YNet. This was a cry of the heart. At bottom

Motzei Hag (After Rosh Hashana) After two days of Rosh Hashana, with heart-felt prayer and deep contemplation, I have returned to my computer to find

Tomorrow night begins the Jewish New Year: Rosh Hashana. It is time of serious contemplation, acknowledgement of our failings, and efforts for improvement — coupled