Here we are, in the midst of Pesach, with the final day coming on Shabbat here in Israel, and also on Sunday, outside.

“Chik-Chok” is a commonly used Hebrew slang expression that roughly means speedily – one, two, three quick.  One might say, no frills.  And

The election in Israel is next Tuesday.  Here I offer my perspective on what’s happening and what we might expect.  

First, several

The Jewish tradition warns strongly against baseless hatred (sinat chinam) and its dire consequences. Now we are watching it destroy a once great

So we’re into election campaign mode.  This does not, by any stretch of the imagination, mean that matters will now go smoothly: We’ve

Tonight we kindle the first light of Chanukah.  And it strikes me that this year the messages and themes of the holiday are

There is a profusion of events to report on, none of which is likely to be greeted as good news. So we’ll take

In my last posting, I wrote about hope – and I still have hope. We should all have hope.

However, while we are