UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Vile and Destructive!!”ArleneMarch 10, 2023March 12, 2023 by ArleneMarch 10, 2023March 12, 20230280 I do want to focus on the judicial reforms – an ongoing topic of huge significance. But the terror attack at Huwara remains in the
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Purim!!”ArleneMarch 5, 2023March 7, 2023 by ArleneMarch 5, 2023March 7, 20230280 March 5, 2023 “Purim!!” This week we celebrate Purim – Monday night and Tuesday, and for Jerusalem, which was a walled city, Shushan Purim, Tuesday
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “A Hard Look at Huwara!!”ArleneMarch 2, 2023March 4, 2023 by ArleneMarch 2, 2023March 4, 20230315 Matters, my friends, are not always as they seem. We all know this…but need to be reminded from time to time. The subject of this
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “When Does the Horror End??”ArleneFebruary 26, 2023February 27, 2023 by ArleneFebruary 26, 2023February 27, 20230310 Each time there is a terror attack, we pray that it will be the last. And then there is another. This afternoon, Sunday, two
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Achievements Amidst Horrific Strife!!”ArleneFebruary 24, 2023March 12, 2023 by ArleneFebruary 24, 2023March 12, 20230315 Monday night, the process of advancing legislation directed at judicial reform began. Following heated debate, two bills passed their first reading in the Knesset plenum
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Enraged Twice Over!!”ArleneFebruary 20, 2023February 25, 2023 by ArleneFebruary 20, 2023February 25, 20230259 The first votes on the judicial reform will take place in the Knesset tonight. I was going to wait until tomorrow to post, after the
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “The Struggle Never Ends!!”ArleneFebruary 16, 2023February 16, 2023 by ArleneFebruary 16, 2023February 16, 20230281 February 16, 2023 “The Struggle Never Ends!!” Struggle? More accurately, struggles, in the plural. But they are of a piece, as we work to strengthen
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Pain upon Pain upon Pain!!”ArleneFebruary 13, 2023February 16, 2023 by ArleneFebruary 13, 2023February 16, 20230282 Unbearable. Another terror attack!! This one on Friday afternoon. A car ramming at a bus stop in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem. See a video
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “A Mixed Bag and Bitter Ironies”ArleneFebruary 9, 2023February 9, 2023 by ArleneFebruary 9, 2023February 9, 20230210 My last posting, which featured happy and uplifting news, was a joy to write and was received with enthusiasm by many of you. (I could
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Israel’s Extraordinary Heart!!”ArleneFebruary 6, 2023February 6, 2023 by ArleneFebruary 6, 2023February 6, 20230324 I am writing this on Tu B’Shvat, the New Year of the trees. In terms of Jewish agricultural law it has significance for counting the