From Israel: “Infuriating and Deplorable!!”AFI AdminMarch 31, 2021April 24, 2021 by AFI AdminMarch 31, 2021April 24, 20210606 Here we are, in the midst of Pesach, with the final day coming on Shabbat here in Israel, and also on Sunday, outside. This is...
From Israel “Do We Know Where We’re Going??”AFI AdminMarch 19, 2021April 24, 2021 by AFI AdminMarch 19, 2021April 24, 20210686 The election in Israel is next Tuesday. Here I offer my perspective on what’s happening and what we might expect. First, several background points:...
From Israel: “Hatred”AFI AdminJanuary 24, 2021February 4, 2021 by AFI AdminJanuary 24, 2021February 4, 20210726 The Jewish tradition warns strongly against baseless hatred (sinat chinam) and its dire consequences. Now we are watching it destroy a once great nation. This...
From Israel: “Buckle Your Seatbelts, Israel!!”AFI AdminDecember 29, 2020February 4, 2021 by AFI AdminDecember 29, 2020February 4, 20210655 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 got a...
From Israel: “The Nonsense of Our Political Circus!!”AFI AdminDecember 10, 2020February 4, 2021 by AFI AdminDecember 10, 2020February 4, 20210609 Tonight we kindle the first light of Chanukah. And it strikes me that this year the messages and themes of the holiday are especially important:...
From Israel: “Yikes!”AFI AdminDecember 28, 2018December 28, 2018 by AFI AdminDecember 28, 2018December 28, 20180729 There is a profusion of events to report on, none of which is likely to be greeted as good news. So we’ll take it as...
From Israel: The Fix Will Not Be QuickAFI AdminNovember 21, 2018November 26, 2018 by AFI AdminNovember 21, 2018November 26, 20180753 In my last posting, I wrote about hope – and I still have hope. We should all have hope. However, while we are in a...