I know a lot of nice people. Really nice people. Some of them have expressed anger that the barbarism and cruelty of Hamas has made them hate – and they do not want to hate. Most of us were taught to be kind. To love. Not to hate. In some of our families even expressing … More We need to talk about being angry
Emily Damari is a giant. A rock star. A Maccabee. Today (at least one of) Israel’s newspapers featured the image Emily posted on her Instagram account, which she titled: I’m back 🤟🏽 In the photo, she’s sitting on a couch outside her destroyed home in Kfar Azza. The contrast between Emily, alive and victorious, outside … More Emily Damari: “I’m back 🤟🏽”
ATTENTION: Don’t allow your kindness to be used to hurt us more than we are already hurt. Our enemies have had too many victories over us, we cannot allow them this one too. The Bibas family is being used as psychological warfare against us Awareness and grounding is crucial in making sure the enemy cannot … More The Bibas family is being used as psychological warfare against us
I have friends, people I deeply admire, whose sons are hostages in Gaza – and will be left behind by this terrorist release deal with no assurance that they will ever be released. I have friends who are worried that the terrorists who tried to murder them will be released. And they might even be … More My thoughts on the terrorist release deal
Why the Holiday of Holidays in Haifa is a problem In December Haifa celebrates the “holiday of holidays”, a festival marking Hannukah, Christmas, and the Muslim holiday Eid Al-Adha. A celebration of multiculturalism, Jews, Muslims, and Christians living together peacefully. The historic German quarter with the Bahai Temple at the top of the road is … More The Holiday of Holidays in Haifa is a lot of fun. And a big problem
Sirens throughout the day, but not here. It was a beautiful Saturday (November 16th) and we were trying to enjoy the wonderful weather, lovely people, interesting things – although we knew that others were not. I was hearing the sirens and interceptions in the distance. Israelis closer to the border with Lebanon were hearing sirens … More Missile in Haifa – “just” property damage
On October 13th, I had a very interesting day. Too interesting. By the end of the day, I felt like I had been steam-rolled and it took me 24 hours to bring myself back to normal. Of course, our normal here in Israel, particularly in the north, isn’t normal at all. Our day began with … More Stress poisoning and bombs in northern Israel
Please note: This article was written on July 9th, 2024, and published in the 21st edition of Perspectives Magazine which was released on September 23, 2024. Since the article was written we were notified of the deaths of some of the hostages mentioned in this article. As of publication, 107 hostages remain in Gaza. Do you believe your … More Family of Hostages
Brig. Gen. Ofer Winter isn’t 10 feet tall or made of steel. He is a man who, if he told you to walk through fire, you’d do it – because he’d go first and show you how it’s done. Winter became a household name in Israel while serving as the commander of the Givati Reconnaissance Battalion during … More “Every Hebrew mother must know she entrusted the fate of her sons to worthy commanders”
Listening to Ronen Shoval describe his October 7th morning, I was stunned by how profoundly it crystalized the divide between Israeli and American Jews. Ronen Shoval is the founder of Im Tirtzu and is currently the Dean of the Tikvah Fund and head of the Argaman Institute. On October 7th he was in America because he is … More Couldn’t you hear them calling?
Inspiration from Zion: This is a Love Story 