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Castle of Concrete, Book Review
Castle of Concrete by Katia Raina is an amazing and well-written novel about life in the late twentieth 20th century during the fall of the USSR and how it affected a Jewish teenage girl and her...
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Sick and Tired of Politics, A Short Break
The Israeli political situation seems worse than it has been for years. As I wrote not long ago, I'm pretty disgusted with the lack of idealism in MKs of today. Instead of being willing and wanting to...
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If Gantz Had Been Able to Form Coalition, He Would Have
I know I said that as was taking a break from politics, but...Many Israelis, media etcetera are saying that Prime Minister Binyamin Bibi Netanyahu should have officially gone to the President to...
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Enjoying Jewish Month of Sivan, Tammuz is Next
We're now a week into the Jewish Month of Sivan, after celebrating Shavuot. The joyous seven weeks of holidays, and counting the Omer, when we celebrated a week of Passover, Israeli Independence Day...
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Jewish Israeli Blog Roundup Sivan, 5779, June, 2019
Old picture of meI talk, not only blogThere are lots of people still blogging. I just wonder how many people actually still read blogs. Do you? Obviously "yes," or you wouldn't be reading this. But who...
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Nebi Samuel and Questions
Nebi Samuel photo by Batya MedadLast week I went on a tour which included Nebi Samuel. Our guide, who's a Bible teacher, explained why she went against her usual practice and called Nebi Samuel by that...
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Elections? Do I Really Have To Choose Political Pary?
We'll be celebrating forty-nine 49 years since making aliyah a bit after the upcoming Israeli elections. Choosing which political party to vote for has been getting harder and harder. These upcoming...
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Every Time I'm About to Bite The Bullet and Support Likud, Bibi says something that turns my stomach:NETANYAHU: ISRAEL ‘OPEN’ TO US PEACE PLANWith the next Knesset Elections looming, I don't see any...
View ArticleKnesset Elections 2019 Redo, Left Split by Ehud Barak
I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Ehud Barak is throwing his hat into the ring yet again. It's a generation since he had served the country, horrendously poorly, and many Israelis don't remember. Of...
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Democrat's Left Giving Trump 2020
Not that anyone really listens to me, but I see American political trends very clearly from far away in Israel.The Democrats have been moving to the Radical Left, while middle America and even the...
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2019 American Embassy, Jerusalem, Independence Celebration
What adifference!In the past my husband and I had been invited to the receptions held by the American Consulate in Jerusalem. They predated US President Donald Trump, and that was when the American...
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Rosh Chodesh Av, Ladies, Join Us in Prayer
Friday August 2, 2019 will be Rosh Chodesh Av 5779, the beginning of the Jewish month of Av. It's a sad day on the Jewish Calendar, as it begins the "Nine Days," a period of heightened mourning of the...
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Israeli TV News Campaigning Against Bibi
If you watch Israeli television news, you'd think that Israel was the worst country in the world. There seems to be street protests and riots all over all the time.According to the news:You'd think...
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Israeli Elections 2019 Redo, I'm Bored & You?
I just can't get excited about the "redo" upcoming Knesset Elections.For a "political junkie" like myself, this is an awful confession. I haven't a clue as to which party I should vote for. I don't...
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Keeping Cool Blog Carnival, Summer 5779, 2019
Forecast is for scorching hot weather today, so get comfortable and stay in the shade, indoors or out.There's always something to read on the internet. No, not the news, just blogs, Jewish/Israeli...
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AFSI on Israeli TV
I was happy and excited to see Helen Freedman and other AFSI members on Israeli television, but then I realized that the program wasn't exactly pro-AFSI. I only caught a few minutes of it. Apparently,...
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Who's Going to Join Ayelet Shaked?
In a short well-choreographed press conference, Naftali Bennett handed over the reins of the New Right party to Ayelet Shaked. All the polls seem to show that she is much more popular than he is. And...
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Kenes Shiloh Conference #8 Stupendous!
I really enjoyed the Kenes Shiloh Conference #8 this past Thursday. I arrived early enough to make the tour. The tour for us ended at the newest attraction, which is a high tech illustration of life in...
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Israel's Right United, Right?
Israeli Politics is complicatedIt seems that Shaked, Bennett, Peretz and Smotrich have done their pragmatic best to unite their political parties for the upcoming elections. And I'm even happier to see...
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Hebrew Grammar's The Key, Masei מסעי Parshat Shavua
I must admit that I love grammer, Hebrew Grammar and English, too. But it's Hebrew grammar which is most important. There are so many hidden messages in words, and an enormous amount of words can't be...
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