The week of Yom Ha’atzmaut, on 6 Iyyar marked 23 years since my father died. His death was “all of a sudden”and quick. Although he had a long cardiac history, it was something very unexpected. The medics at the scene told me that even had he been in a good hospital …
Every Rosh Chodesh, besides those on Shabbat, there are Women’s Prayers at Tel Shiloh, Shiloh Hakeduma. We gather at the spot where the Mishkan, Tabernacle was located during Biblical times, before King David declared Jerusalem as the Jewish Capital City. Joshua brought the Tabernacle to Shiloh and made it the Capital …
…our enemy is the antisemitism that has existed from the very beginning of Judaism.
People often ask me, “Do you love Israel?” The pat answer is, “Of course I do!” Truthfully, though, living in Israel is similar to being married. At the beginning, when you first meet, there are lots of fireworks. The land is beautiful, it beckons. The sun is fantastic, and you …
The real conflict in Israel is between a halacha state and a liberal sharia compliant state, not a Jewish vs a democratic state. There has been so much spilled ink about the two opposing ideals, a Jewish state vs a Democratic state. The real conflict is essentially will you force …
It’s an event that takes place twice a year. Five or six THOUSAND English books…all donated and then sold for charity. It’s about community; it’s about dozens of volunteers working together. It takes place in May and in November. Just a reminder that we are days away from the Maale …
I recently posted an article in which I made a suggestion about how, perhaps, the residents of Bet Shemesh can come together to try to resolve the ongoing religious conflicts and violence in their community. I wrote this as a total outsider, but with the intention of trying to voice an …
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman’s book, The 28th of Iyar accomplishes something amazing. For most people, experiencing war is something simply not on their radar. If in their lifetime there is a war, it is on distant shores. Though only a small child at the time, I have vague memories of the …
