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Chodesh Ellul Tov, 5779, September 1, 2019
Rosh Chodesh Ellul, 5779, and the opening of the Israeli school year will both be September 1, 2019. I guess that means young mothers and teachers will be too busy to pray with us at Shiloh Hakeduma,...
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Summer Bible/Tanach 5779 at Herzog College
Yesterday I spent the day immersed in Bible, Tanach at Michlelet Herzog, Herzog College in Alon Shvut. They offer a weeklong "festival" of study and touring. It's not cheap, but it's worth it for me....
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"Speedily in Our Days..." Tisha B'Av 5779, 2019
This year, this Tisha b'Av, the time we're supposed to be mourning the destruction of our Holy Temples, I find myself mourning the fact that the vast majority of the Jewish People have no plan to build...
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Buttigieg's Butting in, Not Trump
Democratic presidential candidate calls US recognition of Golan ‘interference’ in Israeli politicsPete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for...
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Memories and Now, Soviet Aliyah to Shiloh
Way back when almost everything done in Shiloh was done by volunteers, I spent some amazing years on the Vaadat Klita, the committee that accepted and rejected and recruited new residents for Shiloh. I...
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Anger Under Still Waters
Recent summers I've blogged about conversations my friends and I have while busy exercising in the local Shiloh Swimming Pool. Here's another in that unofficial series...Don't let outer appearances...
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Arab Terror Plagues Israel
Rocket attack sparks chaos at festival in southern IsraelArab terrorists, the darlings of the pro-Palestine BDS supporters, haven't let up terrorizing Israel, innocent Israeli citizens. In the past few...
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Trump, Trash Your Peace Plan
The only thing that really disappoints me about US President Trump is his so-called "Peace Plan."Since he had originally campaigned against imposing any plan and insisting that you can't impose peace.I...
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Bibi-Feiglin Deal, Good for...?
Let's make it clear. I was never a Moshe Feiglin fan. How many of his diehard fans will really follow him back to Likud?If you haven't heard. Prime Minister Binyamin Bibi Netanyahu has offered Moshe...
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Is There a War in Northern Israel?
Yesterday, in a couple of surreal hours, there seemed to be a war going on in Northern Israel. All three channels we get from Israel were reporting it.Then, this morning, except for the yapping of...
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Shiloh, One of Judaism's Holiest Sites
As time goes on, since we made the move to Shiloh thirty-eight 38 years ago, I've become more and more attached to its holiness. If you read the Tanach, Bible, you'll learn that it was the first...
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Strange Sounds in The Night
Friday Night, Lail Shabbat, after we had finished eating, suddenly a piercing wail filled the air. It was an emergency alarm. I locked the doors and then all the easy to access windows. My husband pooh...
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9/11? This May Annoy A Lot of People
From my vantage point in Israel...In the half century I've lived in Israel...In all honesty, it really hurts, even annoys me that people act like there has only been one terror attack worth...
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Something Good: "Media" Sure Changing in Israel
Dancing to Jewish music during a morning talk showHere in Israel it wasn't all that long ago, when the only time you'd see an obviously religious Jew on Israeli television news was when one was being...
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Israeli Elections 2019, 5779, Redo, Caution & Clarification
Israeli politics is a team sport, like football. If you can't or won't work with others, you won't succeed. In Israel we don't vote for the Prime Minister.In Israel we vote for lists of potential...
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Guide to the Politically Perplexed: Israeli Elections 2019, 5779, Redo, More...
Bli eyin haraa, not to tempt the "evil eye," tomorrow I plan on voting in the Israeli Elections 2019, 5779, Redo.Unlike previous elections, so far, even though the voting stations will be open in about...
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A Different Look at "Zachor"
I had been debating on whether or not to post this on "A Jewish Grandmother." That's not because Torah and Parshat Shavua belong more on my other blog. It's just that I wanted my Israeli Elections...
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"Gevalt" For Sure- Lieberman Holds Israel by The Neck
Recent history here in Israel is showing Avigdor Yvette Lieberman to be a dangerous anarchist. His political machinations has brought down the government, and since then no working coalition has been...
View ArticleGUEST POST: Remember World Trade Center
Remember the World Trade Center(a guest post by Mr. Cohen)===================================You may ask why I have chosen this day to remember the destruction of the World Trade Center and 3,000+...
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Israeli Elections 2019, 5779 - Not Panicking - Don't Fear Change
In the dark of the night...The Art of Israeli PoliticsAt this point, Bibi, Gantz, MKs and innumerous political wheeler dealers are busy with their combo chess poker game, a marathon of hints, talks,...
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