New olim, and some veterans/vatikim, long to know the names of various foods and prepared dishes. Here’s a handy helper for Rosh HaShana fare (there are only 15.5 days left for you to cook it up!). Compare the English-language message to the Hebrew version (I want to give a hat …
When I was very young, my father had to take a job in far off Louisiana to help support our family. To put off the parting a few more days, the family drove together down south. I have no memory of how we got back…if we flew or if my …
I just returned to Israel from California. I was all set to write about Silicon-valley sexism and how it compares with Israel. But I can’t get Harvey out of my thoughts. The people misplaced, the crowded shelters, the deaths, the hopeless near future…it’s drowning out everything else. I visited my …
PSA: Someone in my community asked why Israelis don’t behave politely and form lines when waiting for mass transit or for the doors of buildings to open, let alone appointments with doctors or clerks. I replied to the question and figure that some of you might find it helpful: Welcome …
I highly recommend Rebels in the Holy Land for yourself and as gifts for others of all ages. It’s the most readable history book I’ve ever come across.
[taken from chapter 9 of To Cross The Line With A Bridge (Rabeinu Publications, 2015)] We should not fool ourselves into thinking that Nazism was ever extinguished with the fall of the Third Reich, as Nazis or neo-Nazis are resurfacing globally. Because of this, Am Yisrael needs to acknowledge …
I’ll blog in more detail about the festival in a few days, bli neder, Gd willing. And just that you know, the brewers that used the tobacco leaves made a different beer which I liked a lot. So Stay tuned, and you’ll read more.
The key is to try to determine with which method your child learns best, and then to use that method to study and learn.
My daughter has gone to hell…or at least that’s got to be what she’s thinking right now. I know, because I went there over a decade ago with her older sister. Hell, in this case, is Poland. Not so much the Poland of today as the one in Europe some …
To my fellow Jews I see a lot of fighting going in the virtual and the real world. I see Jews from the left and from the right arguing with each other about who is “better” for the Jews or who is “worse” for the Jews. So let me be …
It’s time to admit the sad truth. Israel isn’t for every Jew. I surrender. I’ve had people tell me this before but I kept thinking, kept hoping. Finally, I see.
The story I remember best, which he only began telling after a few books came out about the ship he spent time on, was how being a great cardplayer saved his life.
