From Israel: “Treasure Her! Treasure What Is Ours!”
With all of the political angst and tension that we are struggling with these days, it’s easy to lose track of what is not only...
From Israel: “Badly Flawed, a Bit Scary!!”
It’s official. Israel’s 35th government was sworn in on Sunday after a full 500 days of angst that included three elections and the problems of...
From Israel: “Do Not Make Light of the Pain or the Outrage!!”
In the pre-dawn hours on Tuesday, a unit from the elite Golani Brigade had gone into the village of Ya’abad in the northwestern Shomron, to...
From Israel: “Do Not Hold Your Breath, Folks!”
It appears that we are a “go” for the unity government. For now: I have yet to speak with anyone who believes that the new...
From Israel: “Can This Mess Be Unscrambled?”
The “mess” I am referring to is the electoral situation, and, quite frankly, I do not see the possibility of unscrambling it and making reasonable...
From Israel: A Remarkable People, A Singular Time!!
How strange this time is for us here in Israel. Along with a good deal of the world, we’ve coped with the restrictions required because...
From Israel: “Incredible Irony”
Today we mark a momentous historical event that is not sufficiently recognized: Following WWI, the victorious Allied powers met to determine the allocation of territory...
From Israel: “Hither and Thither Are We Called!!”
The number of issues calling for our attention has been overwhelming and so little offers clarity. Yesterday was Yom Hashoah Ve’HaGevurah – Day of Remembrance...
From Israel: “Surreal!!”
There is something surreal about the current situation, as if time is standing still. It isn’t, of course. Someday ‒ let us pray before...
From Israel: “Holding Fast, Eyes Forward!!”
Let me begin with a note to all of those who have written to me about my last posting. I thank you for your gracious...