President Barak Obama, prior to being elected, stated, at the 2008 AIPAC Conference, “Jerusalem will remain the capitol of Israel, and it must remain undivided.” (Watch his full speech...
An Official Response to Goldstone
It’s about time, no? The Israeli Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, (the “Malam”), headed by Colonel (Res). Reuven Erlich, has released a 500 page report refuting the...
Israeli Prisons are Ghastly and Terrible Jails for Palestinians
This is not an easy post to write. As our readers know, I am a dedicated Zionist and strong supporter of Israel. It is with a heavy heart, then, that I must report a development today that will...
Tel Aviv Storm Shabbat
Both photos taken by the talented Tommy Junger from his Tel Aviv-Jaffa collection. A rough week diplomatically for Israel. Fortunately, it remains a beautiful and vibrant place, despite setbacks...
Purimpalooza VII Rewind
Two weeks ago Los Angeles was rocked by a Purim party of Olympic proportions. JConnectLA, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, and Atid – the young professional group of Sinai Temple...
As predicted, Palestinians blame Israel, US blames Israel, Israel blames Israel and everybody begs the Palestinians for...
So I called the Israeli government amateurish and blamed them for recent debacles relating to Israel, especially the announcement of 1600 new units in Ramat Shlomo, Jerusalem, on the eve of new peace...
Rabbi Pruzansky, Orthopraxy, and Rabbahs
In this week’s issue of The Jewish Press, Rabbi Steven Pruzansky wrote, in his “The Rise of Orthopraxy”, that while Orthodoxy literally means “correct belief” but in...
Get In Shabbos Mood – Bibi Tanga “Red Wine”
Will The Jewish People Let This School Fail?
From Seth Cohen at Boundless Drama of Creation Blog – a discussion about a school in North Carolina that is 40k short and will close. The parents created the school from scratch in 2006. There...
The Curse That Rocked Great Neck
Today I’m reposting my Jewish Week story for this week, because it is perhaps one of the craziest stories I have ever written. Enjoy, and feel free to leave comments below. The Curse That...