It turns out there were ten missing commandments. Pretty much everyone has seen the Mel Brroks movie “History of the World Part I,” or at least has heard of the scene where Brooks plays Moses coming...
Author - Gil
Jerusalem’s Shabbat Coffee War Has a Missionary Problem
Jerusalem was rocked over the past two weekends by Haredim (Ultra-Orthodox) Jews protesting on Shabbat afternoons against a recently opened new café located in the downtown area, Café Basimta (in the...
If You Get Yourself Killed by an Iranian Missile I Will Never Talk to You Again
People abroad keep asking me how we cope here in Israel with the Iranians shooting missiles at us. By people I mean just a few family members. Most people I know abroad haven’t reached out. So, it’s...
On Turning 50 and Other Observations
So I turned 50 recently and I noticed something. People kept on congratulating me, with extra emphasis, as if I had actually achieved something. You now like I had won an Olympic medal or published a...
Pesach Movies To Watch While You Social Distance
As we stay at home this year, I thought that I would suggest a few good movies about Pesach to watch. This was not an easy task since most movies based on the Bible, or about Jews, suck. Either they...
You vote for Likud – Not BIBI
In Israel we vote for the party, not the man. In Israel we have learned how to separate our personal feelings for the individual from his politics. In Israel we know that stakes are too high to get...
Claus von Stauffenberg Was No Hero
Germany this week is honoring the people who attempted to assassinate Adolph Hitler 75 years ago, in July 1945. But why? Because to this day the Germans cling to this failed coups as a symbol of the...
Ehud Barak? Again? Really?
On behalf of all of the sane people, who understand the issues, and who have a right to vote in the next Israeli elections, I would like to take it upon myself to make this simple request of Ehud...