Grandparents set up a room for four. Their four grandchildren. What could be more normal? But it’s not normal. No, the grandparents aren’t happy the kids will be staying with them. They would have preferred the kids were with their parents. But they can’t. Four months, four years, seven and nine years old, the children … More A room for four
Dear Germany, Our people will forever be connected. Jews and Germans, Israel and Germany… the actions of your parents and grandparents have created an unbreakable tie between our nations. We are two sides of the same coin. Today, as a Jew and an Israeli I want to cry for your country, for your culture. In … More My heart cries for Germany
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On 9.11.2001 America learned there is an enemy. They didn’t understand who the enemy was or why they were being attacked. They did understand that someone wanted to bring the great US of A to her knees and most Americans resolutely declared they would…
Last Thursday Jim Bennett, the father of Israel’s Education Minister Naftali Bennett, passed away. About his father Naftali said: “He loved basketball, Israel and us – he loved his family very, very much.” The story below describes one way Jim Bennett touched my life and that of my family. I wrote this about Jim and … More Family Tree – a story about and in honor of Jim Bennett
Dvora Marcia, my grandmother, was a Palestinian. I have the documents to prove it. She went to school in Palestine. She grew up in Palestine. Got married, had two boys and worked with her (first) husband in Irgun Hashomer to protect Jewish land from being stolen by Bedouin. My grandmother worked as head secretary in … More My grandmother, the Palestinian
These are people. Real people. Do not look away. Do not say you didn’t know. Today I posted this clip on my Facebook feed with my thoughts about this. Within minutes my post was deleted as was the source where I found it. I guess Facebook doesn’t think it’s nice to see that the Islamic State … More Do not look away. Do not say you didn’t know.
This could never happen where I live! Right? Wrong. There is absolutely nothing that differentiates between Rotherham and anywhere else in the western world. If this can happen there, it can happen in your neighborhood, to your children. The problem is the culture of the politically correct, of not being willing to call a spade … More Not in my backyard (yet)
It amused me to listen to Donald Trump on “The Apprentice”. Sometimes listening to his rationale,his explanation of his choices was interesting. The current interest and supposedly growing Trump following is not at all amusing. Could a significant number ofAmericans actually be considering this man to be a good choice for office of the President … More The cult of Trump
How many of the people you know find it difficult to apologize, to ask for forgiveness? How many people find it difficult to admit, even to themselves, that they have done something wrong? Jewish tradition puts forgiveness and asking for forgiveness very high on the scale of importance. Selichot prayers are a ritual of admitting … More Asking for forgiveness – what everyone can learn from Jewish tradition
I would like to thank Matisyahu. In a time when so many are afraid courage is not to be taken for granted. The bullies shout: “Sit down! Shut up!” and most people obey. They succumb to the pressure. And the pressure can swiftly become overwhelming, it is no wonder that so many give in, give … More Thank you Matisyahu
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