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War Against Arab Gaza Terror, Finally, Gd Willing Destroy Them
As far as most Israelis and fair-minded people all over the world are concerned, the military action, which we'll call a "war," on Arab Gaza Terror should have had begun about a half a year ago. The...
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Bibi, We Israelis are Totally Disgusted With Your Policies, Voices From The...
Even on the French English language tv news, best of the pathetic choice of news channels we have on our television, has been broadcasting how disgusted the Israeli public is with the farcical and...
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Chanuka, Rosh Chodesh Tevet, Women's Prayers Tel Shiloh
We're a week into Kislev, and not only is Chanukah almost here, but Rosh Chodesh Tevet, is, too.Gd willing we will have our Women's Rosh Chodesh Prayers at Shiloh Hakeduam, Tel Shiloh, site of the...
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Pre-Election Political Shenanigans
I was going to call this "Pre-Election Political Maneuverings," but that would put everything on a higher level.Along with a large percentage of Israelis, I'm disgusted by our Prime Minister's fake...
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Jewish Bloggers Say...
Can anyone identify the two photos to the right? Please post your guesses in the comments, thanks.Here's my latest roundup of blog posts about Life in Israel and Jewish topics. If you have any relevant...
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Israel, The Holyland, is Not Europe
So far, so god. The early winter crocus flowers are blooming. They are the signs that water has seeped into the ground, and winter has begun here in the Holyland.Quite a few decades ago, I took a...
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Arabs on Ariel Buses, Another Problem
In the past I've written about the ongoing situation in which the buses from the Petach Tikva, Tzomet Yarkon Junction area going to Ariel are overloaded with Arabs to the extent in which they skip bus...
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Bibi's Still in The Saddle, Which is What Israelis Want
If you're interested in Israeli politics, keeping updated via Jeremy's Knesset Insider is a very good idea. Every week or so, Jeremy posts results of various political polls, which indicate how...
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Beersheva, First Jewish City, Miraculous
Beershevaold wellphoto by Yocheved Golani,https://itsmycrisisandillcryifineedto.blogspot.com/As I wrote in A Jewish Grandmother, yesterday I went to Beersheva for an f2f with friends from all over...
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What was That Demonstration?
Yesterday afternoon, on my way home from Jerusalem, I noticed about a dozen or more people lined up by the road just outside of the machsom Hizme, the security barrier at the northern city-line. There...
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Learning to be Late and Accepting Blessings
For as long as I've known how to tell time and been old enough to have control over "arrivals," I've been fixated and obsessive with being not just "on time," but early. I've never seen a stated "time...
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Where do You Light Your Chanukiya, Chanuka Menorah?
The light of our Chanukiya, Chanuka Menorah, is supposed to be a sign to the world that we, the small Jewish People, cannot be defeated by big, strong armies. It's not supposed to be a light that...
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What Really is The Light of Chanukah?
One of the big misconceptions about the lights on the chanukiya, Chanukah Menorah is that they are to compensate for the shortness of winter days.True, the Chanuka holiday occurs when daylight is...
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There is No "New Testament;" Don't Use the Term, Please
I try to be very careful about my terminology. One of the things we learn in Judaism is that words have power. A couple of popular rhymes of my childhood from my childhood are in direct opposition to...
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Wonderful Weather, Rain and Rosh Chodesh Prayers
It's winter here in the HolyLand, and if we don't get lots of rain in the winter, that's bad news. So, when we had three days of rain, I was happy.Our sages tell us that weekend/Shabbat rains are the...
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Pray For Victims of Arab Terror
As Chanukah neared an end Arab terrorists attacked a roadside trempiada, hitchhiking post outside of Ofra in the most cowardly of ways. They shot at the innocent people waiting for rides. It's a place...
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No Words... אין מילים
Many people here in Israel and the Jewish World know exactly what I mean.A tiny baby died today.The tiny baby was one of the youngest victims of Arab terrorism.The tiny baby was even younger than...
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Terror ATTACK, Not "Incident"
I'm a rare breed. I love grammar, and I have a very sensitive ear to the nuances of language. I've written many times about how important it is to word bombing, shellings, rocket attacks, etc in...
View ArticleAdam Junction Tunnel/Underpass, Yay! צומת אדם
Way back when, in the early days, first couple of decades of living in Shiloh and the development of Mateh Binyamin, the Benjamin Regional Council, all of the yishuvim, communities off of what is now...
View ArticleOnly in Israel, Terror Victims, Cared for by All
Decades ago, when a horrendous fatal car accident halved a local family, the injured survivors were cared for in the same hospital room, where they sat shiva together. Many times since, I've seen...
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