Good News for Israel from Trump Transition Team
Extremely pro-Israel David Friedman has been named as Trump's United States Ambassador to Israel.David Friedman with Donald Trump in Manhattan. (photo credit:Courtesy) (Jerusalem Post)Many of us can...
View ArticleSad Night...
I'm not really in the mood to blog. Not only do I dread what the government is planning for Amona, but a little girl from Shiloh lost her battle with cancer and will be buried tonight.I don't know why...
View ArticleOnly The Likud Can... Every Few Years an "Amona"
A few Knesset Elections ago, the Likud had a very catchy but "ambiguous" election slogan:http://cafe.themarker.comרק הליכוד יכולRak Halikud YacholOnly The Likud Can...It was brilliant in that no matter...
View ArticleThank Gd, Amona Compromise Approved!
Amona, Flash90Honestly, it will still hurt the good people of Amona, but they did the right thing by approving the latest offer, and Bibi, too, did the right thing by agreeing.Government approves Amona...
View ArticleAmericans, Please Put Down Your Swords and Make Peace
I'm sure that I'm not the only person in the world who has been horrified by the behavior of the American public, American citizens who have been condemning the results of the recent Presidential...
View ArticleTerror Ramming Attacks Cross All Borders, Berlin, Too
As you may well know, I'm a victim of one of the first Arab terrorist ramming attacks, which happened just over twenty years ago in Jerusalem. Considering how easy it is for terrorists and apolitical...
View ArticleChazak! Chazak! Vinitchazek! Matan's Al Haperek, We'll Start Again!
חזק, חזק, נתחזקChazak! Chazak Vinitchazek!Strong! Strong and We'll Get Stronger!This phrase/command is traditionally said when Jews complete large learning tasks. And last night at Matan, the...
View ArticlePost- USA Elections, A New Middle East
PlaybuzzThere's still a month until Donald Trump will, Gd willing, be inaugurated as President of the United States, but things are already changing. Obama had been hoping to inaugurate a State of...
View ArticleLame Duck Obama Sneaks a Punch at Israel
Trump and Obama, holding in the bile.U.S. President Obama greets President-elect Trump in the White House Oval Office in Washington.(photo credit:KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS) Jerusalem PostThe utter irony...
View ArticleChanukah Jewish Blog Post Roundup: HH & KCC
I'm starting Chanukah with a combined Havel Havelim and Kosher Cooking Carnival, 18 חי Chai, LIFE blog posts from all over.Enjoy! Remember that you don't have to be a blogger to read, comment and share...
View ArticleHonestly, Blame Israeli Policy for UN Resolution
Here in Israel and for many of our supporters all over the world there's great anger and disappointment about the recent and rushed United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israel for the...
View ArticleThe Menachem Begin Prize to David Levy
There's no doubt that the late Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Z"L, was happy observing the festive event Sunday evening, second night of Chanukah, when the Menachem Begin Prize was awarded to...
View ArticleChanukah Question- Suggestions Welcome
On Friday, before Shabbat, we had no problem getting our Chanukiyot aka Chanuka Menoras all prepared for lighting just after Shabbat and Havdalah.While I was busy with last minute things in the...
View ArticleObama and Kerry ANTI-ISRAEL
It has never been accepted for the lame duck president to force policy that contradicts incoming President.
View ArticleWomen's Prayers Rosh Chodesh Tevet, Tel Shiloh
We are now halfway through Chanukah, and that means that the month of Kislev is almost over. Yes, tomorrow is Rosh Chodesh Tevet. The Jewish Calendar is a lunar calendar with extra months added...
View ArticleGUEST POST: WHY MUSLIMS HATE JEWS
*** WHY MUSLIMS HATE JEWS ***by Mr. Cohen“Our hatred for the Jews”, Abdul Aziz told Harold Dickson in [year] 1937 [CE], “dates from God’s condemnation of them for their persecution and rejection of...
View ArticleBest Thing About Hotel... Fox News
Yes, I must say that the best thing about being in a nice warm hotel this week was getting Fox News on television. It was even better than the heat which I kept turning off. Their coverage of Israel...
View ArticleChanukah, The Real Story, Then and Now
Chanukah is Not The "Jewish Christmas"Celebrating the 8th Night of ChanukahThe simple fact that the Jewish Holiday of Chanukah and the Christian holiday of Christmas come in the same season get people...
View ArticleDrunken New Year's Celebrations- What's The Point?
After over half a century living as a Torah observant aka Orthodox Jew, I'm having real problems understanding the way most of the world, meaning the Christian world/culture/societies all over...
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