The Sanhedrin Reestablished (Part II)
Part I of this article discussed the background and early days of the new Sanhedrin.
True Role Models (Part Eleven)
The entire world is in turmoil and yet people ask, "When will peace come to Israel?"
Status Normal
Have you noticed that some problems just won't go away?
The Bully Is Threatening
I am often amazed by the reaction of world governments to the bullying tactics of the Muslim world.
An American Odyssey (Part 4)
“Remember the Alamo” was an important lesson in history class when I was a child and this was our first visit. It was a bit unimpressive but we enjoyed the History Channel movie about the Alamo in one of the rooms.
Election Spectacle
There are also many fringe parties such as Ale Yarok (Green Leaf – supports legalizing marijuana), Bezchutan - Haredi women, We Are All Friends Party, Green’s Party, Pirate Party, Ohr Party, Protecting Our Children Party, Finance Party, Hatikva LeShinui, Democratura, Perach, etc., etc., etc.
The Israel Association Of Baseball
It is too depressing to think about ceding land and releasing Arab terrorists from prison on the promise that has already been broken. Let's talk baseball instead.
Bnei Akiva Reunion
Bnei Akiva of North America (and Hashomer Hadati) will be 70 years young this year.
Vote Early, Vote Often!
The title of this article is the supposed motto of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago, but for Americans living in Israel it means, literally, vote twice. Both Israel and America are holding important elections and, hopefully, most Orthodox Jews will be voting. The United States will be holding its regular four-year elections for president and many other offices, and Israel will be voting for an entire “new” Parliament (Knesset).
They’ve Finally Realized
An example of our own self-imposed weakness is the Israeli attitude towards the Holy Temple Mount.
An American Odyssey (Part 2)
After arriving in Boca Raton, Florida, and spending a lovely Shabbat with the Century Village friends of my brother and sister-in-law, we started our American Odyssey of 10,000 miles across America. We spent our first days in the Deep South going through Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. In each state we visited one or two attractions that the AAA website listed as the best.
Souls Intertwined
As a Tehilla volunteer I have been going to the airport for many years to assist new immigrants (olim) during their first hours facing real Israeli bureaucracy.
Six Thousand Miles (Part II)
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.
An American Odyssey (Part 11)
We left Reno, Nevada, early Sunday morning and decided to take the scenic route to Salt Lake City, rather than travel by super highway, but Route 50 turned out to be not very scenic as we crossed Nevada and Utah. We stopped at a roadside table at noon, where the men heated and ate LaBriute meals while the women enjoyed their cottage cheese, peanut butter sandwiches, fruit and vegetables. We have followed this pattern of meals ever since the women decided not to eat the packaged meals.
True Role Models (Part Eight)
Israel is center of the universe. What scientific evidence is there of this fact?
The Problem Of Peace
The cleansing of Europe of its non-Muslim population will be accomplished in another two or three generations.
The Keys
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.
Yamit Revisited
When the Jews living in the Gaza Strip are forcibly evicted from their homes, what should be done with the houses?
An American Odyssey (Part 10)
San Francisco is a lovely city and we enjoyed its many tourist venues. The famous Lombard Street, known as “The Crookedest Street in the World,” was beautiful, with its floral decorations. We shopped at Pier 39, and we bought matching San Francisco jackets. We really needed them since it was cold in San Francisco. Barbara added to her magnet collection, which contains magnets from dozens of countries around the world that we have toured. She’d never been in a store that sold thousands of magnets and she just loved looking at all the magnets on the walls.
From Monsey With Love
It was not easy and it took a long time but recently the Hashmonaim community was finally able to celebrate the dedication of a new ambulance with the latest life-saving features.
Fifty Years Of World Bnei Akiva
I recently joined an overflow crowd of more than 1,000 current or former Bnei Akiva members for a reunion at the Jerusalem Theater.
Another Capitulation
We have now lived in Israel for more years than we lived in the USA, and our joy in living in Israel knows no bounds. We are living in our homeland with our people. We loved America and are proud to be American citizens, but Israel is our home. We strive each day to keep our focus on the wonderful things that life in Israel offers. We are happy that Israel and the USA are allies and help each other. Unfortunately, we are often upset and concerned by the political situation and by the attitude of the world to the Jews.
True Role Models (Part Ten)
It is often hard to understand the attitude of American Orthodox Jews to Israel.
An American Odyssey (Part 9)
On Sunday morning, after breakfast at the Elite Café, we loaded the van, filled the gas tank and travelled the famous Route #1 from Los Angeles toward San Francisco, along the Pacific Ocean coast. It was the 4th of July weekend and the narrow route was crowded with miles of RV’s, campers and fellow travelers. Traffic was a bit slow along the way.
A Package From Home
I am not sure if many readers understand the severity of a young soldier's life during periods of conflict.
No Longer Supporting Likud
One morning recently, I woke up to find that someone had plastered our yishuv community with signs proclaiming, "Join the Likud Political Party." The signs and subsequent Internet and SMS messages informed us that party workers would soon be around to sign us up.
True Role Models (Part Six)
There seems to be a whole group of people who have little or no knowledge of early aliyah from America, but who insist on making ridiculous statements about us.
An American Odyssey (Part 5)
Is it true that creatures from outer space visited New Mexico and that the U.S. government suppressed the story to avoid worldwide panic?
True Role Models (Part Three)
It is hard for modern day visitors to Israel to imagine some of the situations that immigrants to Israel found 20 and 30 years ago.
True Role Models (Part Fourteen)
Unfortunately, the question as to where to raise your children and where you and they should live is not a hot topic in the American Jewish community.
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