Construction of Kibbutz HaOn probably circa 1949. The foot of the Golan Heights, controlled by Syria, can be seen behind those young Zionist pioneers, probably fresh from fighting the war of 1948 and...
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Relationship between Orthodox and non-Orthodox – Some Answers
One of our visitors who goes by the name of Katie asked some questions in the mikvah discussion and since I spent a long time writing responses and consider the discussion to have some importance and...
In Goodwill Gesture, Palestinians Show Israel Why One State Solution is Ideal
That’s right, speak to many Palestinians and they will tell you that what they really want is for there to be no borders and that a single state should exist between the river and the sea with...
A kind and gentle post about discrimination in Israel
That’s right, we don’t want to ruffle any feathers or cause offense to anybody, so this will be a gentle and serious post. Ynet is reporting that Israel’s Masorti (Conservative) and...
Nasty Moral Equivalence by the New York Times
A member of Islamic Jihad was assassinated in Lebanon a couple of days ago. Israel was blamed (how unusual) but denied any involvement. Hizbullah fired rockets at Northern Israel and used the...
Memorial Day
Today was Memorial Day. Many people in the US had the day off and while there was shopping, many stores and businesses did remain closed to participate in the commemorations for those American...