This week, U.S. Army General Raymond “Tony” Thomas, head of the U.S. Special Operations Command, who rarely even acknowledges American special operations, spoke out angrily against those former...
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In Every Beggar, Elijah The Prophet: The Annals of Shmulik Shmegegi Part VII
It was him, again! Somehow he always showed up at the worst times. I was walking down Jaffa Street and had no time for him today. I needed to get to work as soon as possible, so I ducked into a...
Farewell Gene Wilder
So much time and so little to do. Scratch that, reverse it! This explains why it took me so long to write this about one of my favorite movie stars who died last Monday at the age of 83. It’s also...
Manufacturing Innovation: Birthright Excel Ventures
The basics are pretty straightforward. Birthright Israel Excel is a fellowship program founded in 2010 that begins with a business internship in Israel. Wanting to integrate Israeli innovation into...
What’s An Angel Anyway? Another Shmulik Shmegegi Story.
“Gildik!” Shmulik always found a way to surprise me, even when I was expecting him. “Gildik!” He shouted again from across Agrippas Street so that they could hear him as far...
ShivaWatch: Esther, Steven, Sonia, Fyvush, Arthur & Irv and Joyce
Earlier this week, after dining on Chino-Latino fare on Manhattan Upper West Side, I dropped by West Side Judaica to buy a book,…. which turned into me buying three. On the counter was a book...