This post is part of the Response to “Hate Mail” from an Israel-Hating Conspiracy Theorist series dealing with biased and incorrect claims made against Israel. The first claim you often hear from Israel naysayers is one of the easiest to debunk. They love to claim that “before 1948 Muslims Christians and a minority of …
Birthright Israel is an amazing program that brings, according to their website, brings more than 48,000 young Jewish adults to Israel to share in an unforgettable and often life-changing 10 day trip. Then there is the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. which has over 1,600 young people walk through their doors …
If you live somewhere long enough, you’ll eventually learn the lay of the land. Belonging somewhere means sharing in the national moments as well as the personal ones. As individuals, and as a nation, we go through a wide range of experiences and emotions – love and hate, anger and …
I recall my dear friend Rabbi Mordechai Ganzweig, may the memory of the righteous be a blessing. I was a young man when we had this conversation. He warned me about the problems associated with teaching, of being a teacher, the dangers, the economic hardships, the lack of recognition and …
Sometimes, when you become overwhelmed, the best solution is to stop and go back to the basics of the situation. Basically, the fact that we live in this land is a miracle. Really, it is that simple, that obvious, and little else. Nearly forever, we have been breaking the odds…well, …
By her own admission, Netta is on a mission with messages for many – for all women, for “well-endowed” women, and for men.
We are born grabbing. We find it adorable when we put out our finger and the baby grabs our finger with his little fist. Soon the baby is grabbing everything and putting it into his mouth. This can be dangerous. Too much grabbing is dangerous. As we get older one …
Having a nice breakfast? Looking forward to all you have to do today? Or maybe it’s late at night where you are and you’re relaxing in bed? Did you know Israel just got bombed? Never mind. Relax. Unwind. You probably had a hard day and your mind is exploding with …
I am a born fighter. I will fight for my rights, I will fight for what is right. As my father and my grandfather before me I stand for what is right. But sometimes we are nervous. The moment before the fight is the worst. I have fought many full …
In life we rarely see the hidden costs of the work of others, only our own. Years ago I was a youth counselor for seriously disturbed children from broken homes and dangerous neighborhoods. One of my tasks was called “Travel Training”, I was to take these young people and teach …
We’ve all been asked a question that sets our nerves ablaze. It’s a question that shouldn’t have been asked but more, it is a question that should not HAVE to be asked. The answer is obvious, isn’t it? We each have our own “offensive” question. Offensive in quotes because perhaps, …
Do you love your country, your land? There is a parable told about King Solomon, who is remembered as an exceptionally wise man. Two women came to him, both claiming to be the mother of the infant they brought with them. The king listened to each woman and then instructed …
