UncategorizedFrom Israel: “And So I Wept!!”ArleneMay 8, 2022May 9, 2022 by ArleneMay 8, 2022May 9, 2022071 Many of us here in Israel had not yet moved past the deep sadness we were carrying with regard to the terror attack in Ariel,
UncategorizedFrom Israel: Ay! That Was Fast!!ArleneMay 6, 2022May 7, 2022 by ArleneMay 6, 2022May 7, 2022060 Yom Ha’atzmaut, with its euphoria, was just coming to an end. (Please see my posting reflecting that euphoria if you have not done so yet!)
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Embracing the Blessing and Bearing Its Burden!!”adminMay 4, 2022May 16, 2022 by adminMay 4, 2022May 16, 2022083 May 4, 2022 “Embracing the Blessing and Bearing Its Burden!!” The Land of Israel is the sacred inheritance of the Jewish People. That we
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Hatred: Manifest and Implicit”ArleneMay 1, 2022May 1, 2022 by ArleneMay 1, 2022May 1, 2022087 It is my practice, always, to begin a posting with news of a terror attack – when one occurs – before dealing with other matters.
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Tolerating What Is Intolerable!!”ArleneApril 25, 2022May 16, 2022 by ArleneApril 25, 2022May 16, 20220122 The final day of Pesach is over, as is Shabbat, and – grateful for a brief hiatus that brought me a modicum of temporary peace
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Forcefully Countering the Outrage!!ArleneApril 19, 2022April 20, 2022 by ArleneApril 19, 2022April 20, 20220121 The outrage is very real, and very serious. Its focus is Har Habayit (the Temple Mount). Palestinian Arabs today claim that Har Habayit is
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Miracles and Standing Strong!!”ArleneApril 13, 2022April 18, 2022 by ArleneApril 13, 2022April 18, 2022070 This Friday night, Jews across the world will be participating in the Pesach Seder. And so I begin by extending wishes for a Pesach Kasher
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “An Affliction in the Land!!”ArleneApril 10, 2022April 13, 2022 by ArleneApril 10, 2022April 13, 2022088 There is no question about the fact that we will prevail over the current scourge of terrorism. We are here to stay. Our country will
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “No Respite from the Horror”ArleneApril 8, 2022April 12, 2022 by ArleneApril 8, 2022April 12, 2022088 The horror is, of course, a terror attack: This one was of particularly serious dimensions (not to imply that there are terror attacks not of
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “The Chutzpah and the Stupidity!!”ArleneApril 6, 2022April 6, 2022 by ArleneApril 6, 2022April 6, 20220101 The chutzpah (gall, insolence) belongs to many of the Arabs inside of Israel and beyond. The stupidity can be attributed to those of our purported