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Looking Through The Sukkah at Kohelet, Ecclesiastes
There's a time for...Chazal, our sages decided that the book of Kohelet, Ecclesiastes should be read during the Succot holiday, which Gd commanded that we celebrate just as summer becomes winter. This...
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Still Trying to Change the World
Yesterday I found myself having a bit of an argument with an elderly, obviously older than me, man on the lightrail. We were among the half-dozen or so senior citizens trying to "stare" a couple of...
View ArticleWhy Does The "World" Promote Apartheid Against Jews?
I've lived in Shiloh for thirty-six 36 years already, and from day one, I've been hearing that we Jews can't stay. We should expect to leave.It's rather ironic, that besides some remains of churches...
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Absurdity of Jewish Prayer Said by Christians
Yesterday I had a very enjoyable time at Shiloh Hakeduma, the archeological site at Tel Shiloh. As every Hol Hamoed, the "Intermediate Days of Succot and Passover," there were activities for all ages.I...
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Unique Jewish Lunar-Solar Calendar
There is no other calendar like the Jewish one, which is not only unique, but it ties the Jewish People/Nation with The Land of Israel. The Jewish Holidays are intrinsically connected to the Land and...
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Antisemitism, Not Ignorance, Fuels the World's Policies
Sorry, but I'm rather pessimistic about educating "the world" about Jewish History, rights and connections to the Land of Israel. I think it's antisemitism that is behind most policy, not...
View ArticleMust Always Be Alert, Terror Lurks
It's very possible that I'm the first one ever injured by a "ramming terrorist." That was over twenty years ago. I had been waiting for a bus or ride at a French Hill, Jerusalem stop, which is now...
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Labor's Gabbay Moving Right From Left Mirrors Bibi's Left From Right
The Israeli Labor Party's new leader, Avi Gabbay, is trying the same technique that Likud's Bibi Netanyahu did years ago. As I've written many times, Prime Minister Netanyahu, who was then in the...
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Looking Forward to This Year in Matan
I've lost track of how many years and courses I've studied in Matan. As much as I've grown from the experiences, Matan has grown, too. Now, besides the Jerusalem study center, 30 Rashbag Street, there...
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Israel Must Banish The EU!
The United Nations isn't the only huge international body that promotes and instigates policies dedicated to the destruction and delegitimization of the State of Israel. The European Union is its very...
View ArticleObviously There's Hypocrisy in the Chareidi Claims About Value of Torah Study
The past few days Jerusalem and other Israeli cities are suffering from violence, rioting, traffic disturbances and worse as many young, fit chareidi men "protesting" serving in the IDF, Israel's army....
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New Life for Old Jewish Books
Last week, when I found myself with too much time to spare in Jerusalem, I went to the Old City, to the Kotel, Western Wall. After praying and saying Tehillim, Psalms, I poked around on the side of the...
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Dictatorship of The Judicial Left
View from Israeli Supreme Court BuildingHere in Israel, we suffer from the whims of a Leftist dictatorship. The Supreme Court takes its title much too seriously. Its "justices" really think they're...
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The Chareidi Riots Go Against Torah Law
The recent rioting and violence by a faction of chareidim against the IDF and State of Israel has crossed all of the "red lines." These same people are very dependent on all sorts of social welfare...
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The Skeptic and The Rabbi, A Great Book!
I must admit that I had been looking forward to reading Judy Gruen's memoir, The Skeptic and The Rabbi, ever since hearing that it had been written. For a number of years, not all that long ago, I had...
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Remembering Friends at Mt Herzl Military Cemetery
As we've been doing since the funerals forty-four years ago, my friends and I met yesterday afternoon at the Mt Herzl Military Cemetery. It's hard to believe that so many decades have passed since our...
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Antisemitism and Sport
We Jews and Israelis must get our heads out of the sand. Antisemitism is getting worse.Did anyone hear of international condemnation when the International Judo Federation permitted Abu Dhabi to forbid...
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Ending Daylight Savings, Like Going Back in Time Travel
Super late/early, last night well before dawn, the time went from 1:59 to 1:00. There's something spooky about that to my way of thinking. In about six months, we're going to lose an hour, which brings...
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Rain As A Blessing and Not A Curse
In Jewish Prayer we request that the rain be a "blessing and not a curse."That means that it should fall in the correct season, the correct amount, at the right pace and even the right day and...
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The Balfour Declaration, A Positive Result of Zionism
There are lots of celebrations going on for the one-hundredth anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. That historic document is also being blamed for the establishment of the State of Israel, as if it...
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