Where Are Our Brave Maccabees?

Posted on: December 12th, 2007

In recent weeks, there has not been much good news from Israel. Many of us had expected Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign due to the police investigations against him, but he has brazened them out.

Too Close To Home

Posted on: September 19th, 2007

Let me begin by wishing all of my readers a very happy and healthy new year. This past year was filled with many wonderful joys and several sorrows, but we thank Hashem for another year of life.

Six Thousand Miles (Part IV)

Posted on: August 29th, 2007

Part I of this series introduced the 6,000-mile driving tour to the Canadian Rockies that my wife, Barbara, and I took in the van driven by my brother, Avi, and our sister-in-law, Martha.

Six Thousand Miles (Part III)

Posted on: August 15th, 2007

Our fourth Shabbat was observed in Toronto. My former Chabad chavrusah, Yosef Baruch Spielman, had arranged Shabbat hospitality for us at the home of his niece and nephew, Elisheva and Rabbi Chaim Weinman.

Six Thousand Miles (Part II)

Posted on: August 1st, 2007

Part I of this series introduced the 6,000-mile driving tour that my wife, Barbara, and I took in the van driven by my brother, Avi, and our sister-in-law, Martha, to the Canadian Rockies.

Six Thousand Miles (Part I)

Posted on: July 18th, 2007

Like many other New Yorkers, during my 35 years of living in Brooklyn, I had rarely traveled outside the tri-state region and had never been to Florida, California, the National Parks or to most states outside the East Coast.

Cancer Requires Chemotherapy

Posted on: May 16th, 2007

Israel is celebrating 40 years since the reunification of our holiest city, Jerusalem, and the miraculous victory of the 1967 Six-Day War.

I Am Afraid!

Posted on: May 9th, 2007

I recently read a background story about presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama online in the New York Times, and I seriously began to worry.

The Close Connection

Posted on: April 25th, 2007

Israel Independence Day is a very special celebration.

O’ Captain, My Captain

Posted on: January 31st, 2007

I am upset. I am embarrassed. I am touched by the righteous anger of the average man. I am saddened by the lessons being learned by our children.

Fifty Years Of World Bnei Akiva

Posted on: January 17th, 2007

I recently joined an overflow crowd of more than 1,000 current or former Bnei Akiva members for a reunion at the Jerusalem Theater.

Does Anyone Care?

Posted on: January 3rd, 2007

In 2002, Israel surrounded the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to restrain a group of 39 Arab terrorist gunmen who were firing at them from inside the church.

Chelm Revisited

Posted on: December 20th, 2006

We recently returned to Israel after a short visit to the United States.

The Keys

Posted on: December 6th, 2006

A visit to the United States, while pleasant, often restores for us the excitement of living in Israel and reminds us of why we went to live there in the first place - especially around this time of year.

The Bully Is Threatening

Posted on: November 8th, 2006

I am often amazed by the reaction of world governments to the bullying tactics of the Muslim world.

Only The Left Can!

Posted on: August 9th, 2006

Thank G-d Netanyahu is not the prime minister. We live in a strange environment, where the Left can make war and the Right can make peace.

A Package From Home

Posted on: August 2nd, 2006

I am not sure if many readers understand the severity of a young soldier's life during periods of conflict.

The Sanhedrin Reestablished (Part III)

Posted on: June 7th, 2006

The new Sanhedrin first met in Tiberius because it was foretold that it would be renewed there and would be relocated to Jerusalem.

The Sanhedrin Reestablished (Part II)

Posted on: May 31st, 2006

Part I of this article discussed the background and early days of the new Sanhedrin.

The Sanhedrin Reestablished (Part II)

Posted on: May 31st, 2006

Part I of this article discussed the background and early days of the new Sanhedrin.