From Israel: Struggle with Every Step
This past Shabbat, we read the Torah portion Lech Lecha in synagogue. In Chapter 17:7-8, the Almighty tells Avraham (emphasis added): “I will ratify My covenant...
From Israel: And Now??
This will be a “catch-up” posting to keep my readers in the loop during a process with regard to Hamas that is still unfolding. During...
From Israel: Sigh…
War? Not war? It rather depends on who we listen to, and the time of the day. On Sunday, the Security Cabinet met; the word...
From Israel: A Glimmer of Light
It is been a while since I have begun a posting with even a bit of optimism. But that, my friends, is what I want...
From Israel: Really Angry
As in “really, really…” A report, drawing on Egyptian sources, appeared very recently in Al Araby, an Arabic newspaper in London, with regard to continuing...
From Israel: Endless and Endlessly Ugly
Whenever there is a terror attack, and lives are lost, I post, because getting the information out is important. These attacks seem endless! Heaven forbid...
From Israel: A Reluctant Exit
It was difficult this year to leave the rarefied atmosphere of the Sukkah. But, of course, I did leave, and, as is my practice at...
From Israel: Hanging Tough
It is Hol Hamoed Sukkot – the intermediate days of the week-long holiday. The skies are blue here in Israel, and inside the sukkah there...
From Israel: Wake Up, Wake Up!
Yom Kippur, in all its weight and power, has passed. We have heard the last blasts of the shofar for this year. Hopefully it has...
From Israel: Curse Them!
Just days ago, in the spirit of Rosh Hashana, I wrote an upbeat posting. But that upbeat mood did not last. Could not, perhaps. Just...