Chayei Sarah Here are some interesting commentaries in English from Bar Ilan University. There’s one that discusses the new wife, Ketura. There is also some discussion about this early mention...
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Show me the money!
Has Arafat gone to meet his maker before revealing the bank account numbers? It turns out there may be a Billion dollars sitting in some accounts under his control but he may not have divulged their...
Did Jews vote for the wrong guy?
Hmmmm, is it better to remain true to core values and vote for the loser, or find new values and vote in much smaller numbers for the winner? The issue for Jews is that they may have made their vote...
Arafat is Dead; Arafat Is Not Dead; Arafat Is Dead
Nobody can seem to make up their mind. I’d link to Haaretz, Jpost, CNN, NY Times, but the fact is nobody knows anything. Any minute now, we expect some Palestinian official to tell us (again)...
Vayera
So the parsha of the week is Vayera and roughly breaks down as follows (from Torah.org): 1st Aliya: The three angels appear to Avraham and foretell the birth of Yitzchak. Upon hearing the news, Sarah...
Ahhh, Gay Paree Welcomes zee Chairman
So how come I never get to go to Paris anymore and a murderous terrorist gets an open invitation from Chirac? Is it the $500 million he is rumored to have stashed away in Swiss accounts? Is it...
A person can be murdered, but not an idea
Sharon and others spoke at memorial services for Rabin. Among other things, Rabin’s family is wishing Sharon all the best in the hope that he would not become yet another assassinated Israeli...
Shakshuka
Damn, I’m hungry! The Shakshuka Recipe (Joan Nathan) Yield: six servings 2 pounds fresh tomatoes, unpeeled and cut in quarters, or one 28-ounce can tomatoes 6 cloves garlic, roughly diced 2...