Israeli Political/PM Election System Made "Simple"
Last night I caught a few seconds of the TV news from which I heard Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu saying that unless his coalition partners insist otherwise, he plans on having them serve out their...
View ArticleShould The State of Israel Take Advice/Orders?
When I opened the computer tonight after Shabbat I saw this headline:Europe criticizes Israel over legislation on terrorismAll I could think of was that the last thing the State of Israel should do is...
View ArticlePortable Biblical Tabernacle, Mishkan,
Yesterday at our women's Shabbat Torah Class, we talked about the Mishkan, Tabernacle, which is the main topic of the Book of Vayikra, Leviticus which we just finished reading. The neighbor who spoke...
View ArticleHaredi Anti-Army/Draft Riots
I have absolutely no tolerance nor understanding for any anti-draft/IDF actions/riots etc here in Israel or any place else. The State of Israel is under constant threat and periodic attacks. From the...
View ArticleMigron, Still Counting
Migron is/was a quiet community in a great location, just off Highway 60, north of Sha'ar Binyamin and the turnoff to Psagot, Kochav Yaakov and Tel Tzion, across from the southern end of the Alon Road....
View ArticleBrexit Made Easy, Ever Wonder Why?
There's nothing like PragerU to make intelligent easy to understand informational videos. I highly recommend listening to this one about Brexit.
View ArticleRosh Chodesh Nissan on Shabbat...
... We won't have our usual Rosh Chodesh Prayers at Shiloh Hakeduma, Tel Shiloh. That's because many of the women who come to Tel Shiloh to pray don't live in Shiloh. One year we had a small group of...
View ArticleDeja Vu, Another Terror Ramming
Every time an Arab terrorist uses a vehicle as a weapon against Israelis/Jews, I feel an ache. Over twenty years ago, I was most probably the very first to be injured by an Arab terrorist who drove his...
View ArticlePreparing Ourselves for Passover
For years I've loved the pre-Passover series, #blogExodus and #Exodusgram, that the Bima Ima, aka Phyllis Sommer, blogs and teaches about. That's because she reminds us that there is a lot of mental,...
View ArticleWhat Makes You Happy?
In the senior citizen program I attend on Thursdays we begin with group discussions. This past week, we were asked what we love and enjoy about children. All of us who attend are parents and...
View Article"Peace" in the Middle East? Not With Such a History
There's a better chance to find Martians who can learn English than a possibility for a real lasting peace between Israel and its enemies.Anyone who claims that there can be peace is talking total...
View ArticleFuture American Support for Israel Dropping
As readers of this blog must know by now, I've always been very cynical or doubtful about American support of Israel. The United States State Department has been anti-Israel from the days of Harry S....
View ArticlePreparing for Passover/Pesach at Matan, 5778, 2018
This year Matan's Pre-Pesach Learning in English was on Monday. I slept over in Jerusalem the night before, so I wouldn't have to get up ridiculously early and then find myself dozing through the...
View ArticleGUEST POST: Rabbi Hirsch vs Reform
Rabbi Samson Rafael Hirsch vs Reform Judaism(a guest post by Mr. Cohen)QUOTE 1:“…Michael Creizenach, one of the leaders of the Reform Movement, who had taught since 1825 in the Reform...
View ArticleDo We Really Need to Buy So Much Passover Stuff?
The other day I saw a post on facebook unfavorably comparing the Israel Passover food selection without kitnyot, legumes which Ashkenazi Jews have a custom not to eat on Passover, to what one can buy...
View ArticleDaylight Savings, Time to Withdraw...
When I was a kid, I didn't care much about things like Daylight Savings Time, but once I became a young mother in Israel I began to really hate it.My children always had trouble going to sleep when the...
View ArticleGUEST POST: If Daniel Were Alive Today
If Daniel Were Alive Today(a guest post by Mr. Cohen)Daniel was one of the greatest heroes of the Jewish Bible, and the proof is that an entire book of the Jewish Bible was named after him – a claim...
View ArticleMore Truth About Israel from PragerU
Why Are There Still Palestinian Refugees?I highly recommend subscribing to PragerU. Its videos are short and well-written. You get the truth and not anti-Israel and anti-Right propaganda.You will be...
View ArticleBolton, Groan, Keep Him Out of Israel
I know that many people on the Right here in Israel are happy that Ambassador John Bolton was appointed National Security Advisor by US President Donald Trump, but I'm not. Less than a year ago I heard...
View ArticleGUEST POST: If Isaiah Were Alive Today
If Isaiah Were Alive Today(a guest post by Mr. Cohen)Isaiah was one of the greatest prophets in Jewish History, and the proof is that an entire book of the Jewish Bible was named after him – a claim...
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