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    The Values Economy

    The economy decides if our bodies have a future. The values economy decides whether it will have a soul.

    Shovavim and the Secret of Good Health and Happiness

    A discussion of various practices related to the shovavim period.

    In Appreciation to My Readers…

    I wish to thank all of my readers for your support in helping to make this blog the success that it is.

    Taking the Words from my Mouth (Poem)

    A poem about living with Asperger's Syndrome.

    A Negative Palestinian Migration Rate

    Thirty thousand more Arabs left Judea and Samaria for Jordan than came into Israel.

    Judaism as the Meaning of the Jewish state

    The ideal is a tolerant Jewish state which is nevertheless fully Jewish. This isn’t an easy sell to secular Israelis.

    Feminist German Minister Retooling the Creator’s Gender

    To many Germans Christians, such a suggestion was an outrage.

    Can Salad Vegetables Tell Us Something About the Arab/Israel Conflict?

    How good are the chances for a better understanding on both sides of the dispute when the presence of one word on a printed label triggers the involvement of the military, the police and the judiciary?

    Outreach, Inreach and Insularity

    Inspiring the unaffiliated can be done through inspirational stories or through our own behavior as role models.

    Polls and Flying Pigs

    There is as little chance of the conditions described in the poll being fulfilled as there being a porcine airlift.

    This Week’s Bible Quiz

    Mount Sinai was to be a temporary stopover to pick up the Torah, but the goal of the Exodus was to bring the Jews to Israel.

    Are You Poll Fooled?

    A recent poll claims that most right-wing Israelis would support Palestinian state and the division of Jerusalem, but that is a very misguiding description of Israeli public opinion.

    Get Out While You Can!

    It’s time for the Jews of America to get out of the country with their money while they can.

    How did Israel Strike Hamas With Such Painstaking Accuracy and Still Get So Beaten...

    The facts tend to be less urgent for individuals with an ideological predisposition to kicking out at Israel at every opportunity.

    From Sad-ish to Glad-ish

    Boring is one of God's greatest gifts, especially for a soldier's mother.

    Stay off the Slippery Slope

    A policy of appeasing the US and EU can only aid the Arabs in their project to weaken Israel and slice away at it, bit by bit.

    Are the Ultra Orthodox Incapable of Seeing God Fearing in National Religious Jews?

    A Chareidi rabbi lamented the attempt to denigrate a kiddush hashem preformed by a dati-leumi (national-religious) student.

    So You Want to Boycott Israel? (Video)

    Very clever clip, an 8-minute list of endless Jewish contributions to the civilized world.

    Here Comes ‘Shovavim’

    According to Kabbalah, the period of "Shovavim" is especially conducive to rectifying sexual transgressions.

    Tznius Squads: Can This Really be Judaism?

    The extreme emphasis on tznius (modesty) has even led to husbands and wives being buried in separate locations.

    Postcard from Israel: Tel Lachish

    The site of Tel Lachish shows evidence of human habitation in Israel spanning many different historic periods over thousands of years.

    American ‘Experts’: Listen to Ordinary Israelis First

    Israelis have finally realized what a bill of goods they were sold in 1993, when they were suckered into the Oslo agreements.

    Run Zoabi, Run

    You might recall the famous case of MK Azmi Bishara, not coincidentally, also from the Balad party.

    Yated Ne’eman Seeking New Mashgiach?

    A call to the paper's editorial offices resulted in utter bewilderment.

    Israeli Culture Wins at the United Nations

    Many commentators on the far left scolded those who would suggest a connection between culture and success – imputing racism to such arguments.

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