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When Will MK Zoabi be Jailed and Stripped of Immunity?
It's totally outrageous, immoral, illogical and illegal for Balad's Haneen Zoabi to continue as a Knesset Member.ZOABI: ISRAEL WILL BEAR ‘TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY’ IF HUNGER STRIKERS DIEZoabi said that...
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Pirkei Avot, Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 1 in Macro
Pirkei Avot, generally translated as Ethics of the Fathers begins with:1. Moses received the Torah from Sinai and gave it over to Joshua. Joshua gave it over to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets,...
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Judaism Built on History and Memory, Part 1 Holocaust
Yes, there is a connection to this and to last night's post based on Pirkei Avot:1. Moses received the Torah from Sinai and gave it over to Joshua. Joshua gave it over to the Elders, the Elders to the...
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My Family's Lack of Holocaust Story is the Biggest Story
For most of my life, ever since I first heard of the Holocaust in Hebrew School and on television, when the The Diary of Anne Frank came out my reaction has been.It's not my family's story. My parents...
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Equating Judaism with Islam and Christianity Belittles Our Legitimacy
There are so many forms of antisemitism, and some are so artfully subtle. Not every antisemite is a raging violent Nazi.Nazis have gotten all the "bad press," because they not only murdered others,...
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An "Only in Israel Story," The Arab Bus Driver
Ever since reaching "a certain age," I've begun to claim the front-seat of the bus for myself.Not long ago, after getting on a bus to Jerusalem, I realized they the bus driver was an Arab. This happens...
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Le Pen, Shechita and French Jewry
Quite a number of countries around the world have banned shechita, the Jewish way of killing animals for human consumption. They claim "humanitarian" reasons, but each of them permits hunting, which is...
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Israeli Memorial-Independence Days Connection, Suits to a "T"
Cross-posted on Israel BloggerOver the decades I've been living here in Israel I've heard many immigrants complaining that they have trouble with, and don't see the point, in the Israeli custom of...
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The 28th of Iyar, Book Review
This is cross-posted on Israel Bloggers. FeldheimThe State of Israel has been gearing up for celebrating the 50th anniversary of our miraculous victory in the 1967 Six Days War. I have very clear and...
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International Revolt of Ordinary People Against Mainstream Politics
During the recent American Presidential Primaries and actual campaign, I wrote quite a few times about the dissatisfaction many Americans, Right, Left and Center, had with the establishment candidates....
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אין מילים There are No Words, “Ain Milim”
This is cross-posted on Israel BloggersTonight began Israel’s Memorial Day when we publicly mourn those killed in our wars and terror attacks. I wrote “publicly,” because here in Israel mourning is...
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Music, Mourning and Songs
Yesterday I saw a question on Facebook asking how, double-davka, during Sefira, when the Jewish People are forbidden joyous activities like live music, is there live music during many of the official...
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Celebrating Israeli Independence Day, 5777, 2017
This is cross-posted on Israel Bloggers. There may be a slight difference in the photos included on that site.Here in Israel the entire country manages to transition from the mournful Memorial Day to...
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Time to Declare Independence From United Nations
It seems like we Israelis are always complain about the treatment we get from the United Nations and its various bodies/groups/organizations such as the Security Council, UNESCO, etc. Nu, why does...
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Honestly, I Don’t Want a “Peace Deal” with Arabs!
This is cross-posted on Israel Bloggers.There’s absolutely no way a “deal” can be true peace. “Peace Deal” is an oxymoron.A great “deal” is when you find some discount, slightly imperfect, tomatoes...
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Read All Over 4/6
My posts on Arutz 7 are popular it seems.Popular PostsHow To Alienate Jews From Torah (Kew Gardens Hills)Netanyahu was correct to cancel meeting with German FMJudaism Does Not have EqualsHonestly, I...
View ArticleI'm Worried About The State of The USA
Not everyone can win.The major Principle of democracy is accepting results including losses.The "not my president" campaign/movement is undemocratic and I'd even say fascist.The results of legally held...
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Blessing the Government, Ethics of the Fathers, Pirkei Avot, Chapter 3:2
This was first posted on Israel Bloggers. Pirkei Avot, Kehati MishnahChapter 3:2. Rabbi Chanina, deputy to the kohanim, would say: Pray for the integrity of the government; for were it not for the fear...
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Building in Shiloh, We're Expanding!
This is also posted on Israel Bloggers.During "the season" we moved to Shiloh in the summer of 1981, Shiloh doubled in population from over thirty families to sixty plus. And the yishuv (town) also got...
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Negotiations With The Arabs Won't Bring Us Peace
I've been following news in Israel since before the 1967 Six Days War, and I've lived here since 1970, so I do have quite a long perspective. I remember when Israel's political Center and even Left...
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