I’m writing this following a question from a friend overseas who asked me: “Besides sharing the truth about Israel, what can we do to help?” There are obviously many things that can be done. These are a just a few easy suggestions I put together to show how anyone, with little effort can make a … More 5 easy things anyone can do to help Israel
Today it happened again… A mother murdered in front of her kids today – children saw their mother being stabbed to death. In their home. Her 15 year old daughter tried to stop the terrorist murdering her mother. 3 of her 6 children were in the house while she was being butchered. The foundation of … More How can home be the place where the heart is when that is the place where mommy’s heart stopped beating?
In Jewish tradition a lot of power is associated with words – after all God used words to direct the creation of the universe. In Arab tradition, when the first son is born parents are called “Mother/father of [insert name of son].” Whereas this title becomes an honorific, interchangeable with the father’s name, for the … More What happens when your mother has no name?
The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is displaying a stunning example of leadership. This has largely been ignored. I wonder why. Maybe it has something to do with who stands in contrast… In 2011, enraptured with the idea of the “Arab Spring,” Mr. Obama pushed President Mubarak out of office, enabling the Muslim Brotherhood to … More This is leadership: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt
Nothing says power like a F15 fighter jet roaring directly over your head. An Israeli flown F15. Israel’s Air Force pilots are known to be the best in the world. Their training requires physical perfection, sharp reflexes, an extremely sharp mind and a very strong will. The course is three years long. Those that complete … More This is the might of the Israeli Air Force
I read two pages and burst into tears. Startled, Lenny asked me “Why are you crying?” Looking at my book, “Hit Team” about the Munich Olympic Massacre, he said: “But you know what happened there. And you’ve seen the countless attacks that have happened since. What made you cry now?” He was right of course. … More This is Israel’s Secret Sauce
When you Google “Christmas” the search results bring up lots of pictures of Christmas trees, holiday lights and presents. While all of those things are very nice I can’t help but think of what should be there and isn’t – Christ. I am Jewish. I don’t “believe in Jesus.” Judaism and living in Israel has … More A message from a Jew to Christians everywhere: Put Christ back in Christmas, for all our sakes!
Over and over I am struck but how Israeli reality is like a Hollywood action/drama film. Sometimes our stories are so dramatic that they wouldn’t be believable as a movie script. … More Hollywood is a pale imitation of Israeli reality
That’s Israel in a nutshell. No matter who you are, what you have accomplished or how much you have sacrificed for the Nation there is one standard of measurement that puts everything in proportion – your mom. … More It all boils down to what your mommy thinks about you
Inspiration from Zion: This is a Love Story 