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Tanach/Bible "What If's"
As a student of the Bible, who has very little back knowledge and an awful memory, I sometimes find my mind going in strange directions during classes or when thinking about what I've learned. Last...
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Blog Round-Up, Lots to Read
Even though Havel Havelim no longer exists as a weekly round-up of international Jewish and Israeli blog posts, I still periodically post links to other blogs. I've changed the format somewhat and hope...
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Kashrut Alert, Buggy Lettuce Question
How many bugs are too many?Well, first of all, anyone with minimal knowledge of kashrut, Jewish kosher food laws, knows that we are forbidden to eat bugs. That means that if you find bugs, especially...
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Israel-Jordan were Supposed to be Like India-Pakistan, But...
The Indian Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Pavan Kapoor, on far left, at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center. Next to him is American Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman.A couple of weeks ago, my husband and...
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Israel's Very Long War of Independence
During last night's discussion among neighbors about the 1967 Six Days War, read 60+ is Fun," Getting Together Talking About Wars, we got into some very interesting topics. A couple of the women stated...
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Polls Show Strong Support for Likud
In the Israeli Election System, one votes for political parties, not for individual candidates.The leader of the party getting the most votes, after the one-hundred-twenty seats of the Knesset are...
View ArticleGUEST POST: Forgotten Anti-Jewish Remark
Forgotten Anti-Jewish Remark(a guest post by Mr. Cohen)In the early 1980s [or maybe it was the late 1970s], Reggie Jackson was one of the greatest baseball players.During a dispute about wages between...
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Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5778, 2018, Jewish Calendar Connects Us to The Land
It always amazes me how quickly the months change. When I walk outside at night, I usually notice the size and shape of the moon, which like an old-fashioned clock hands shows the minutes even when...
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"Netanyahu's Finest Hour" by Caroline Glick
I definitely recommend reading COLUMN ONE: NETANYAHU’S FINEST HOUR by Caroline Glick. No doubt it's one of her best and very timely.
View ArticleEurovision: Israel's "Toy" Not to be Pushed Around
Please don't think I posted this on Shiloh Musings, my "political/serious blog" by mistake. If you'll read the post, you'll understand.Not everyone in Israel stayed up all night to follow the...
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No Room on Ariel Buses
Yesterday afternoon I was pretty lucky. Only one overfull bus bypassed/skipped the Tzomet Yarkon (Junction) as I waited for a bus to Ariel. I noticed from the computerized bus sign earlier in the day...
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USA Pres. Trump Corrects Historic Wrong
Yesterday was a day that should be treasured, not for what it did for Israel, but what it did for the United States of America. As American President Donald Trump and others stressed, the official...
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The Land of Israel is Central to Judaism, Not a "Yetzer Haraa"
I got some very peculiar reactions to my blog post about Israel's Eurovision win. Someone even called me on my home phone to tell me how objectionable he found that article. He kept referring to Netta...
View ArticleGUEST POST: IF JOSHUA WERE ALIVE TODAY
If Joshua Were Alive Today(a guest post by Mr. Cohen)Joshua was one of the greatest leaders 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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Jewish Book Carnival, May, 2018
I'm proud to present the May, 2018 Jewish Book Carnival. This is a blog carnival that floats around the world on various Jewish blogs. If you'd like to host one of the monthly editions, then email...
View ArticleWhere Were You? Liberation of Jerusalem, Kotel, Temple Mount 1967
I'll never forget spring 1967. The terrible stress and worry which predated the miraculous Six Days War. culminated in Israel's liberation of Jerusalem's Old City, including the Temple Mount and Kotel,...
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My Story on Beit Hatfutsot, Diaspora Museum Site
As part of the Senior Citizen program in the Ofra Girls High School, I told "my story" to the "harav dori," multi-generation site of The Museum of the Jewish People, Beit Hatfutsot, formerly called The...
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PA Post-Abbas Prediction: Death, Violence and Instability
Terrorist in tailored suit Abbas's days are numbered.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas admitted to hospitalPresident Mahmoud Abbas is in hospital for a third time this week, according to Palestinian...
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Two Pictures that Meant Most to Me at Beit Hatfutsot
Last week I visited Museum of the Jewish People - Beit Hatfutsot as part of the senior citizens program in the Ofra Girls High School, Ulpanat Ofra, with the students who worked with us on our oral...
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