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"White Privilege" The Big Antisemitic Lie
re: language/word/termI get terribly offended by the relatively new term "white privilege." Honestly, it's antisemitic. That nasty term hides/denies how most Jewish immigrants struggled in their early...
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Israel Must Win This War!
Yes, it's a war.Israel was attacked by Gaza-Hamas, which has been stocking up on sophisticated rockets, while pleading poverty and worse. I got this on facebook a couple of days ago, so now it's out of...
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Why Isaac Herzog is Now President of the State of Israel, Even Though The...
Isaac Herzog newly elected President of the State of IsraelThe State of Israel has both a Prime Minister and a President. Their roles are very different as are the methods used to elect them.As I typed...
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Just Call Me A Cockeyed Optimist or a Pragmatic Extremist
For the past few years, the State of Israel hasn't had a stable government. We've been bouncing and rolling from elections to elections. Even the brilliant political magician Bibi Netanyahu has failed....
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Guide To The Perplexed, Israeli Political System Simplified
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett After over half a century in Israel, I have a pretty good idea how the political system works. I don't think it's like many others. I'm going to try to simplify it here,...
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Those Were The Days... Good Trump US-Israel Relations
Two years ago Jerusalem's iconic String Bridge was all lit up in honor of American Independence Day, while Americans, Israelis and people like us celebrated in nearby Binyanei Hauma at a humongous...
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Kenes Shiloh 10 כנס שילה
Tuesday afternoon-evening I was among the many Bible, History, Archeology buffs who had a wonderful time at Shiloh Hakeduma's Kenes Shiloh 10 כנס שילה.As I do every year, I took the tour to see the new...
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Touring Beit El, Kfar Ivri, and More
Last week I joined a group of women from various parts of the country under the leadership of my neighbor Rachel Sela for an amazing tour.There were only three stops/locations, and each was special...
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Rosh Chodesh Elul, Sooner Than You Think
This coming Sunday is the Fast of Tisha (the 9th) of Av, the saddest day on the Jewish Calendar. It commemorates not only the destruction of our two Holy Temples but the dangers of disunity of the...
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The Truth About Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream in Israel
I guess it's a slow week for big news, since only now are people realizing that when they buy Ben & Jerry's ice cream, they're supporting radical Leftist political issues, including those opposing...
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Pre-Yom Kippur "The 40 Day Challenge" Good All Year
The 40 Day Challenge: Daily Jewish Insights to Prepare for the High Holidays by Mark Wildes is a well written, beautifully presented guide to help us improve our lives not just the forty days before...
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I Do Choose What to Believe, and I Believe That COVID IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN...
Barely a week ago, I called our healthcare provider to book an appointment for the third or booster vaccine against COVID corona. Just a couple of days later I went to a nearby clinic and was...
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Israeli Public Transportation "Almost Free" for Senior Citizens
We've never had a car. As an American suburban teen, I took Drivers Ed, got my driving license, etc, but my husband didn't. I used to drive my parents' cars when needed.We made aliyah (moved to Israel)...
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Back To Matan- Life's Getting "Normal"
Last week I was back at Matan for one of the pre-Rosh Hashana learning mornings Yom Iyun. I didn't do the entire program of a few days, but Wednesday worked out perfectly for me.I have been studying...
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HIDDEN HEROES- Book Review
Here's Pamela Braun Cohen at the book launch talking about her book. Next to her is Ilan Greenfield of Gefen Publishing House.Hidden Heroes: One Woman's Story of Resistance and Rescue in the Soviet...
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My Letter About Bennett's "First 100 Days" in Jerusalem Post
I wrote about David M. Weinberg's Rating Bennett's premiership after 100 days in power - opinionIt was such a relief to read David M. Weinberg's "scorecard" on Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's first...
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Parshat Noach: Confusing/Distorting English Translation...
Chabad online TanachYesterday when I was preparing for a Parshat Shavua, Torah Portion of the week class my neighbor teaches, I got "confused," sort of. First I must admit that I read it in English,...
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Irma's Passport, A Book Review
Catherine Ehrlich wrote an amazingly compelling biography about her grandmother, Irma's Passport: One Woman, Two World Wars, and a Legacy of Courage. Irma Ehrlich's story is both profoundly personal...
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Parshat Shavua: Lot and His Daughters-Disfunctional Family
This week's Parshat Shavua, Torah Portion of the Week VaYerah, includes two very disturbing scenes concerning the family life of Avraham's nephew, also protégé, Lot. Both are in Bereishit Genesis...
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Rosh Chodesh Kislev Women's Prayers
ראש חודש כסלותפילת נשים בשילה הקדומה8:30 בבוקרכולן מוזמנותלפרטים נוספים: shilohmuse@gmail.com
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