Yihyeh b’seder. This is a common refrain in Israel. It means “It’ll be ok!” No matter what happens, no matter how bad or how scary things get, even the surliest Israeli has...
Tag - Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Music Conference Opening Night!
I am seriously amazed that they pulled this off! Months of work spent slogging through bureaucratic and organizational challenges culminated last night in the opening event of the 1st annual...
Why no US President Will Move the American Embassy to Jerusalem
There is a great deal of ferver among the pro-Israel camp in reaction to Mitt’s verbal commitment to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv. However, will Romney as a President move the...
Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, aka Ronald Jay Blumenthal: Guitarist for Guns and Roses – A Nation’s...
As you know, Guns ‘n Roses performed last night in what has been described as Israel’s best show of 2012. Certainly, one of the highlights was Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal’s...
Yom Hazikaron – ×™×•× ×”×–×™×›×¨×•×Ÿ Remembrance Day, Jerusalem 2012
Last night marked the begining of Israel’s Memorial Day, in which the nation commemorates all those who fell defending the country as well as the civilian victims of terrorism. There were a...
Holocaust Memorial Day 2012
Today at 10 am Israel time, sirens sounded across Israel, and pedestrian and vehicular traffic came to a standstill in memory of the victims of the Holocaust and in honor of those that resisted the...
Land Day in Jerusalem Kinda Fizzles
Today was “Land Day” – the annual commemoration of events in 1976 when 6 Israeli Arab citizens were killed during protests against security-related land expropriation. It is now...
Raising an Autistic Child in Israel: Who Is God Listening To?
Guest post by Hannah Brown, author of the novel, “If I Could Tell You†about mothers raising autistic children, which will be published in March by Vantage Point Books. Read more about it at...