Changing our conceptions is one of the hardest things in life to do, for countries as well as individuals. Israel’s stunning victory in 1967 brought many blessings, but it also posed certain...
TJS S4 Interlude: Interview w/Rabbi Berel Wein
It is not every day that you get to speak with a legend, much less interview one. Here are some precious words I had with the Alter rebbe of Jewish History, Rabbi Berel Wein. We touch on the nature...
11 Things Israelis Should NOT do while in the UAE
The Jewlicious Guide to Visiting the UAE while Israeli Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and some cabinet Ministers have expressed concern about Israeli tourists to the United Arab Emirates possibly...
Toddler Running Across Jerusalem, because Why Not?
This is a video of my Monkey Boy running across Jerusalem to “Police on My Back” by The Clash. Why did we do this? Well, because toddlers running is cute AF. I also wanted to test my DJI...
Introducing Nicole Raviv.
Some of our older but still vibrant readers may remember a time when music was purchased on a circular disc or rectangular piece of plastic at a retail store in exchange for a primitive form of paper...
TJS S4E6 Israel post ’67 part II – The Greater Israel
One can look at life as one long string of decisions, whether for individuals or nations. Israel had a number of decisions to make in the wake of the Six Day War and none was more pressing than where...
TJS S4 Interlude: Interview with Yossi Klein Halevi
This week I host author and thought leader Yossi Klein Halevi. Our conversation touches on his personal experience of Meir Kahane and the early struggle for Soviet Jewry, the challenges of writing...
TJS S4 Interlude: Interview with Dr. Michael Oren
In this interlude I am joined by special guest Dr. Michael Oren. The topic at hand is how the Six Day War helped shaped the special relationship between Israel and the United States. Along the way Dr...
Sell Erev Rosh Hashana, Buy Yom Kippur, Rest Sukkot 2020
There is a Wall Street adage of SELL ROSH HASHANA, BUY YOM KIPPUR to make some dollars on the stock market. If you had done that from 1998 to 2005, on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, (assuming no...
And Why Shouldn’t The White House Do Israel’s Dry Cleaning?
There was minor snickering this week, during the DAYS OF AWE (DAYS OF CHUTZ-PAW), when THE WASHINGTON POST reported that Israeli Prime minister Netanyahu and his spouse had a habit of bringing...