Theodor Herzl, the Austro-Hungarian journalist wrote in his book, “Altneuland,” “If you will it, it is no dream,” It helped to grow the modern Zionist movement. Now, over a century later, another...
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Il Barbour di Kfar Herzl-Seville
Figaro? Figaro?! Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is in Israel this week, a guest of the Republican Jewish Coalition. After nearly two terms as Mississippi’s governor, decades as an...
Many in Asia Celebrate Year of the Rabbi!
On Thursday, many in Asia and across Earth are celebrating a new lunar year. Among the Chinese, the year 4708 has commenced. As I rode the subway, this morning, I overheard someone saying that 4708...
Two Israelis Win At Sundance
As they say each year in Park City, Utah, at the annual Sundance Film Festival, everyone who participates is a winner. Just being accepted, working on an independent film, attending a panel...
Several Rabbis Attack FoxNews Via The WSJ
Let’s imagine you are a rabbi irritated by certain aspects of Fox News. You write letters and complain after Glenn Beck attacks George Soros saying that he collaborated with Nazis in Hungary...
Egyptian Riots… but is it good for the Jews?
Excuse me, while I put on my Jewish spectacles. They allow me to see things as they might affect Israel or the Jewish community. So.. the riots and goverment changes in Tunis have moved to Egypt...
The King’s Speech… from a Jewish perspective?
The film with the greatest number of Oscar nominations this year is The King’s Speech, directed by Tom Hooper, and starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi, and...
Piano in The Bay… Not a Jewish Stunt
It made national news in the USA. What was a grand piano doing in the middle of Biscayne Bay off the coast of Miami Florida. The piano was sitting atop a sandbar, making it one of Miami’s most...