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History Lesson: Thanks, President Ruby Rivlin
I'm not the only one who has been disappointed in the actions and words of Israel's President Ruby Rivlin, but yesterday he redeemed himself:PRESIDENT RIVLIN TO FOREIGN ENVOYS: ISRAEL ‘NOT COMPENSATION...
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Shiloh Celebrating 40
It's the Jewish Month of Shevat, the middle of the winter, when mud is deepest, and it's hard to thaw out toes and fingers. So, we really must give a lot of credit to those seven hardy pioneering...
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Me? Do I Have a Story?
I'm the neighbor many come to when they want to know the history of the yishuv, the return to Shiloh and early life here as a mother, the backstory of the schooling in our county Mateh Binyamin and...
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Book Review: The Essential List by Miron C. Izakson
The Essential List - A Letter to the Teacher by Miron C. Izakson, Gefen Publishing House, is a fictional diary. It was originally published in Hebrew and translated very effectively by Leanne Raday....
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Memories of Salute to Israel Parade, NY, 1970
We've been pulling out old albums of late, and found these irreplaceable photos.They are from the Salute to Israel Parade. Marching are members of the NCSY Dance Group which had performed in Felt...
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TU B'Shvat, A Real Holiday?
One of the most enigmatic Jewish "holidays" is TU B'Shvat, the 15th of the Jewish Month of Shevat which takes place towards the end of winter. It's more a day to be "noted" than celebrated. There are...
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Real History: USA Wasn't Founded/Established by "Immigrants"
I hate to break to to you, but the truth is that the United States of America was founded/established by invaders and colonialists. They vanquished the native locals in every way possible. The...
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Jewish Book Carnival, Soon to be Here
Since the old Jewish blog carnivals, Havel Havelim, Kosher Cooking Carnival and JPIX are now history, I finally volunteered to host the upcoming edition of the Jewish Book Carnival. The Jewish Book...
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Biblical Yitro and The Modern Baal Teshuva Movement
Just before Shabbat my neighbor called to ask me to prepare something for our weekly Shiloh Shabbat Shiur Nashim, Women's Torah Class. Within seconds my mind filled with the verse that opens the Torah...
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Renewed Shiloh at 40
Even the most visionary of us early/veteran residents constantly repeat that Shiloh has grown and developed so much more and become larger than we could ever have envisioned.Instead of one small,...
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Another Murderous Arab Terror Attack
Enough!'My husband will not return to the community he loved so much'IDF soldiers, Border Police officers and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) are continuing their pursuit of Arab terrorist Abed...
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Shiloh, Not an Ordinary Town, Reflections
Reflecting on what living in Shiloh for close to forty 40 years has done for me...Here I "pasted" a photo of the Shiloh Tabernacle Synagogue on the site at Tel Shiloh where it is believed that the...
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Interesting Posts, Blog Roundup
There's lots of great and interesting blog posts out there... Here are a few, and if you have some favorite blogs I've left out, please send links in the comments, thanks. Of course, please read,...
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Why Does it Take Murdered Jews for Government to Act?
For decades I've been asking this question. There has been a long-standing custom, even predating the establishment of the State of Israel, to establish and name communities and even cities after Jews...
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Drought Again? Punished?
A couple of months ago, the rabbis here in Israel called for special prayers for rain, since the rain has been very sparse. As you may know, rain here in the Holy Land is a good barometer of how well...
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Memories of A Miraculous Flight
Since Shabbat, I guess, because I first saw news of it after we did havdala, the news here has been full of the fantastic flying skills of an Israeli fighter pilot.WATCH: POLICE SECURE REMAINS OF...
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Local Shiloh Elections
Photo by Miriam Feyga BunimovichLast night we held our annual local Shiloh Elections for the new members of the "town council." The Town Council aka Mazkirut has five members who each serve two year...
View ArticleGUEST POST: Mr Sy Syms
Short True Story about Mr. Sy Syms (a guest post by Mr. Cohen)============================https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sy_Syms============================In the 1990s, Mr. Sy Syms, a famous Jewish...
View ArticleStop the Waze and Read a Map!
Here's the video of Israeli soldiers, who by following Waze, not having a clue where they were ended up in Jenin and were attacked.This isn't the first time such a thing has happened. Waze and Google...
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Rosh Chodesh Adar, 5778, Thursday, Friday
Just a quick reminder that the Women's Rosh Chodesh Prayers at Shiloh Hakeduma, Tel Shiloh will be this coming Friday morning. Please spread the word, thanks.Women's Prayers at Shiloh Hakeduma, Tel...
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