Jewish Press Blogger’s Movie to Hit the Big Screen
An Israeli actor pal asked me why I knew nothing about Judaism-The question hit like a thunderbolt
This Is What It Takes?
He could be hit by a bus in Toronto, or die because he is a Jew in Israel. One death is meaningless; the other has infinite meaning.
We Didn’t Understand the Gazans
If there is one thing that I can take comfort in, it is that the Arabs misunderstand us just as badly as we misunderstand them. If they thought that surprising Israel would bring us to our knees, then maybe they should have checked with Nassrallah about that assumption.
Australian Rabbi: Love Muslims and Everything Will Be OK
Is Woodstock still leading the world to destruction?
The Agricultural Settlement on the Sand Dunes Near Tel Aviv
I was there! I was in Bnei Brak. Not on Thursday evening, not at the raucous, red-shirted, “progressive” women’s demonstration. I was in Bnei Brak on the Sunday before...
Apologists for Hamas Hitch a Ride on Terror
"I'm an old hitchhiker, I wonder what's a waitin' ‘round the bend" - John Denver.
War Is Horribly Necessary
We are a resilient people. We have survived thousands of years with a lot of hatred and evil directed at us over the generations. All we can do is trust that as a nation we will get through this. By hook or by crook.
One In A Million
It’s not democracy that’s worrying the opponents of the judicial reform, said Shine, it’s demography – the fact that the religious right is gaining in numbers and strength.
80th Anniversary Of Kristallnacht
This Friday, November 9, marks the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht. To commemorate this tragic date – the beginning of European Jewry’s destruction – The...
Ari Fuld on Remembering Yehoshua Friedberg [video]
I don't want to go to a memorial service, I can't stand military funerals and I can't forget. I hate this! Too many thoughts...
Is it Worth the Risk?
I hope you will decide that encouraging your children to experience Israeli solidarity, in the way that we have, is a worthy educational goal.
From Segregation to Confrontation – No Nostalgia for Baltimore
The Ravens' Ray Lewis screamed that violence is never the answer." Unfortunately, he is wrong.
A United Hatzalah EMT Talks About His Experience As A First Responder in NYC...
One of the thousands of people who were first responders on 9/11 is a resident of Efrat and a United Hatzalah volunteer. His name is Eric Andron.
Diary from the Ukrainian Border: The Hotel
A glimpse inside a Soviet-era style hotel.
Is Obama a State Sponsor of Terrorism?
If the Iran deal passes, Obama's WH becomes world's leading financier of terrorism against Americans
The Chesed Bubble
Everyone has a husband/son/brother/nephew/cousin who has been called up, and ten days in, already everyone knows of someone who won’t be coming home.
My Encounter with Rav Lichtenstein
What was supposed to have been a 15 minute interview, turned into an intense learning session and intellectual battle, the likes of which I had never experienced in my entire life.
20 Combat Officers of Israel Defense Forces Urge An End of Funding to Organizations...
An appeal to American Jews to stop funding organizations that harm Israel's Defense Forces
I’ve Been Profiled
I was at Ben Gurion Airport and suddenly was surrounded by security guards, guns pointed at me.
Saved From Hitler, Nearly Drowned In Palestine, Shipped To Mauritius
At dawn on November 25, the first couple of hundred passengers from the Atlantic, including my parents, started boarding the Patria.... At 9:00 a.m., the bomb exploded.
Kidnapping Saga: Wells Empty of Water but Full of Snakes and Scorpions
"They took him and cast him into the pit. (Gen. 37:24). Rashi: “There was no water; there were snakes and scorpions."
What Our Children See
They are scared. They are dealing with emotions adults struggle to deal with. Breathe, I say to my youngest son. Breathe and know we have each other.
I know My Son in Nepal is OK because VISA Israel Told Me So
A ‘good news’ story from the Nepal avalanche disaster to warm your heart. Take out your Kleenex.
The Trenton Trial: Was It Kidnapping To Free An Agunah?
FBI’s undercover agents contacted ORA (Org. for the Resolution of Agunot) pretending to be an agunah
My Rav
Rav Lichtenstein did not learn Tanaim, Amoraim, Rishonim and Achronim, rather he learned with them
Three Doors Down From The Friday Night Massacre in Halamish
We sat down, ate, drank, sang, ate dessert, started singing some more – and in the middle of our Shabbat song the commander's military phone started ringing...
Diary from the Ukrainian Border: The Rescue Team, The Refugees & Their Stories
After bringing her grandchildren to safety, one woman drove back to Ukraine, unwilling to leave her home and family in Odessa.
Yom Hazikaron: Remembering Ari Fuld and Yehoshua Friedberg HY’D
The year was 1992, Ari Fuld and I had just been drafted into the IDF as lone soldiers...
Scattered Reflections On The Past Two Days
Given the scale of the tragedy and the weight of the fear we all feel, our societal divisions that are normally so acute – the religious secular divide, the huge arguments between right and left – seem to have evaporated completely.
My Query of an Israeli Arab MK Visiting London and the Torrent of Abuse
Def. of Chutzpah: 2 super successful Israeli Arabs told the crowd Israel oppresses its Arab citizens