Category: Israel
Israel and War
“The truth is that if Israel were to put down its arms there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war.” Benjamin Netanyahu This quote, or a para... Read More
Asylum Seekers
The two million people in Gaza sounds like a lot. But as a percent of the worlds population (approx ten billion) it amounts to 0.02%. Why don’t we allocate them among the countries who have expr... Read More
Neighborhoods Matter
“A lovely house cannot survive in a bad neighborhood.” Israel has tried to improve the neighborhood and has been thwarted at every turn by Palestinian leaders. They just want all of the Je... Read More
What was Hamas Thinking?
Israel has a right to exist and to defend itself. Last week Hamas terrorists crossed the line into evil. They did it with the intent to provoke a response. At this point, eight days after the the terr... Read More
Shabbat Shalom
“It is not that Israel has kept the Sabbath; the Sabbath has kept Israel.” Ahad Ha’am A view in the door of the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. It is the oldest synagogue building in t... Read More
Shana Tovah
“No sin is so light that it may be overlooked. No sin is so heavy that it may not be repented of.” Shana Tovah To a Good Year... Read MoreBook Review: Let There Be Water
Let There Be Water By Seth M. Siegel Because I have lived for the last fifty plus years in places where there isn’t enough water I read a lot of books about water. Some are better than others. T... Read MoreWhat a Great Country
“Americans are famous for their get up and go because all of us have ancestors who got up and came.”... Read MoreHappy Hanukkah (Day 5)
The story of Judas Maccabeus and the Maccabee Revolt in Judea was written about by the contemporary Roman historian Tacitus. Every time you wish someone a Happy Hanukkah you are acknowledging the hist... Read More- 2 of 4
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