UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Inconceivable!”ArleneMay 15, 2019May 22, 2019 by ArleneMay 15, 2019May 22, 20190642 Or so I would have thought. Yet, in America today, this is what we see: Florida Young Democrats (FYD) has a new Central Florida Regional
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Yikes! They Are Still There”ArleneMay 13, 2019May 22, 2019 by ArleneMay 13, 2019May 22, 20190718 But of course they are! The myriad of problems Israel faces, that is. How delightful Yom Ha’atzmaut was, with its respite – its sense of
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Stand Ever Tall and Proud, Israel!!”ArleneMay 9, 2019May 22, 2019 by ArleneMay 9, 2019May 22, 20191693 I celebrate Israel on Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel Independence Day. And I invite each of you, my friends, to join with me. ~~~~~~~~~~ Israel is
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Yom HaZikaron Perspective”ArleneMay 8, 2019May 22, 2019 by ArleneMay 8, 2019May 22, 20190618 This evening at 8:00, a siren will sound across the land, ushering in Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day). And once again the nation will stand in
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “I Could Spit!!”ArleneMay 6, 2019May 22, 2019 by ArleneMay 6, 2019May 22, 20190643 Not the most dignified of titles, but one that best captures my mood – and the mood, I will note, of a whole lot of
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Those Accursed Rockets!!”ArleneMay 5, 2019May 22, 2019 by ArleneMay 5, 2019May 22, 20190547 Israelis have had a belly full of attacks from Gaza and yet here we go again. But this time it is going to be
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Our Sadness, Our Strength”ArleneMay 2, 2019May 22, 2019 by ArleneMay 2, 2019May 22, 20190606 Today – Thursday – is Yom Hashoah, or as it is referred to, Holocaust Remembrance Day for the Martyrs and the Heroes. The heroes should
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Bull’s-eye!”ArleneApril 30, 2019May 22, 2019 by ArleneApril 30, 2019May 22, 20190620 Today I begin with a piece – “No, it’s not about ‘race’” – by Vic Rosenthal, writing as Abu Yehuda, because I think this marvelously
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Realities, Painful and Otherwise”ArleneApril 29, 2019May 22, 2019 by ArleneApril 29, 2019May 22, 20191615 For many – myself included – the now-concluded week of Pesach provided a healing interlude: A time of coming together of family and friends. As
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “And Off We Go!”ArleneApril 17, 2019May 22, 2019 by ArleneApril 17, 2019May 22, 20190626 This will be my last posting before Pesach begins on Friday night. This year, the Pesach themes of redemption and evil resonate for me with