October 22, 2008: Where to Start?
Never, in the time I have been doing these postings, have I received such a barrage of messages -- the vast majority anguished and supportive...
October 21, 2008: Chilling Prospects
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....
October 12, 2008: The Season of Our Rejoicing
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...
October 11, 2008: Acre Riots
Motzei Shabbat (after Shabbat) Acre, or Akko -- an ancient Mediterranean port city in the north of Israel with a mixed Jewish and Arab population...
October 10, 2008: Where Are We Headed?
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:...
October 5, 208: Endless
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,...
October 3, 2008: Sharing My Article
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...
October 1, 2008: Idiocy
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...
September 28, 2008: Rosh Hashana
Tomorrow night begins the Jewish New Year: Rosh Hashana. It is time of serious contemplation, acknowledgement of our failings, and efforts for improvement -- coupled...
September 27, 2008: Iran, the UN, and More
Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) According to a story in The Guardian (UK) late this past week, European sources who claimed to have been in touch...