Deteriorating Writing Skills Back to Symbols
At the same time that modern man is so proud of his/her technological advances, we’re rapidly losing writing skills.
Category: Culture
Prayer at Kotel, Not Very PC
When a group brazenly breaks the status quo, like the Women of the Wall, demanding that everyone kowtow to their way of thinking, they are the ones who are going against this basic “Love your neighbor as yourself” principle.
El Al’s Cacophony of “Musical Chairs,” Women Can’t Be Moved!
If El Al would have made their policy to downgrade men who complained, then the men would have stopped making these demands a long time ago!
The Story of Ruth & Naomi is Not About “Loving the Stranger”
Maybe I should call this post: Jerusalem Post Promotes Intermarriage I got very aggravated on Shavuot after reading the first/main article in the Jerusalem Post’s Holiday Magazine, LOVING THE STRANGER: THE TIMELESS MESSAGE OF THE STORY OF RUTH by Lee Caspi, because Caspi got it all wrong. On my first reading, …
“Stay Focused”!
Sunday, 10th June 2007 – Haifa, Israel I set my alarm for 4:00 AM to give myself time to shower and prepare for our long morning. Funnily enough, Motti managed to get to sleep at a relatively normal hour (normal being a very loose term in the Rosenzweig Unabridged Dictionary) …
Do you love Israel?
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 …
Pumpkinflowers and Necessary Stories
Matti Friedman and Haim Watzman spoke about their books and their IDF experience at an author event at the Tower of David.
Klita N’ima
Aliya is a tough process for normal people. Olim appreciate all the help they can get to make the transition to Israeli life as pleasant as possible – Klita N’ima, and even for deciding if they’ll make aliya. Should you make aliya? Could you make aliya? Will political realities FORCE you …
When You Go To War
There is a battle raging in Israel and sadly, it is between Ultra-Orthodox Jews and non-Ultra-Orthodox Jews. On the bright side, it is a battle that unifies many diverse communities. On the negative side, they are unified against one of our own. In the last few weeks, the debate has …
It is High Time to Make Peace Within Yisrael
It is high time we break out of this terrible impasse and deadlock. It is high time we respectfully request all the rabbanim to come together to provide a concrete Step No. 1 – if not Nos. 2 and 3 too – to finding a solution to the rift, as we also request all to acknowledge and accept Torah.