Syria Attacked by France, Britain and the USA
But from the international media, you'd think it was just Trump...Trump Orders Strikes On Syria In Retaliation For Chemical AttackTrump staking claim of 'Mission Accomplished' in SyriaSyria chemical...
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Aliyah, Moving To Israel
Is Aliyah, Moving To Israel the "elephant in the room" for Jews who live abroad, in Chu"L, out of the Land of Israel?To be perfectly honest, I'd say "no."I grew up like most Jews, totally ignorant of...
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Lesson in "Midot," Proper Manners, 2 Bus Stories
מפני שיבה תקוםMIPNEI SEIVA TAKUMBefore an old person, get upSimply stated, that means that one must give one's seat to the elderly or infirm. This can be in any place, a bus, train or waiting room. It...
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Preparing for Independence Day by Remembering...
I know that some people have a problem with the Israeli custom which schedules Memorial Day immediately before Independence Day. It's an emotional roller-coaster as we quickly veer from tears to...
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כחולמים Like Dreamers
More and more I find myself looking around Shiloh and wondering if I'm not a dreamer, or some sort of Rip Van Winkle who suddenly awoke from a nap and discovered that many years had passed.When we...
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Yom Zikaron, Memorial Day in Matan
Yesterday, Wednesday was my regular study day in Matan. Yesterday was also Israel's Memorial Day in which we stop everything we're doing when the siren goes off at 11am to mark the fact that Jews were...
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Yehuda Meshi-Zahav's "Repentance"
Somehow I can never forget the old articles and news about the then young Yehuda Meshi-Zahav's violent anti-Zionist/State of Israel shenanigans. He was the "poster boy" for the most extreme of the...
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Wonderful Aliyah Story, "From Big Whine to Big Grapes"
We bloggers do consider ourselves writers and journalists, but very few of us take the giant step into publishing actual books. Ruti (Mizrachi) Eastman has taken that great daring leap and published...
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Natalie Portman, Typical Leftist Double-Talk
Natalie Portman may be a very talented and successful American actress, who was actually born in Jerusalem, Israel, but that doesn't make her a good Jew or expert in what's best for the State of...
View ArticleShiloh's 70th Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration
We couldn't be two places at once, so I'm so glad that the film of Shiloh's 70th Yom Ha'Atzmaut, 5778, 2018, celebrations is here for all of us to enjoy. This very well-edited film gives all of the...
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Hobnobbing With Diplomats including USA Ambassador David Friedman
Last night my husband and I attended a diplomatic reception celebrating Israel's 70th year of Independence, Israel's Place Among the Nations, in the Menachem Begin Heritage Center. There were lots of...
View ArticleMiriam Peretz, Israel Prize, Yom Ha'atzmaut 5778, 2018
Thanks to Gesher, the extraordinary speech Miriam Peretz gave at the Israel Prize,Yom Ha'atzmaut 5778, 2018 Ceremony has been translated into English. Now you can listen and understand it even if you...
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Barkat's Jerusalem Maintains Public Squares NOT The WC
Those of you who also read my blog A Jewish Grandmother know that I have a series of posts, Pishers' Guide to Jerusalem, about Jerusalem's public toilets, and recently my letter about their sorry state...
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ברוך דיין האמת Baruch Dayan Haemett
Who's responsible?ברוך דיין האמת Baruch Dayan HaemettBLESSED IS THE TRUE JUDGEYesterday not everyone checked weather forecasts. Is that the reason so many people died in flash floods here in Israel?10...
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Don't Be Afraid to Warn, Say "No" or Tell The Unpleasant Truth
Decades ago, when I was the local girls gym teacher in our then small Shiloh elementary school, I'd go to the teachers professional conferences run by the Israeli Ministry of Education. My hope was...
View ArticleGUEST POST: Analyzing Hitler
Analyzing Hitler(a guest post by Mr. Cohen) _______________________________________________According to one author, Adolph Hitler and his Nazi followers seemed to have an amazing willingness to believe...
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Jerusalem, Jewish and Israeli For Sure
Last night my husband and I attended an enjoyable and informative event hosted by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs at the Israel Museum. The main speaker was Ambassador Dore Gold. Gold, a...
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PM Bibi Netanyahu: "Iran Lied"
The video and the pictures speak just fine. The State of Israel may be small in size and population, but it's definitely a world leader, even though our enemies are many.
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Roseanne, Aliyah Would be Great, But Forget PM
Apparently, the irrepressible Roseanne has announced that she'd love to join her people in Israel and even become the chief aka Prime Minister.“I want to make aliya, I do, and before all the stuff is...
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