What assumptions do you make about your country? This past week I caught myself making a dramatic assumption about my country, Israel. I was watching the news about Hurricane Matthew with Tal, Lenny’s eldest son (18 years old). We saw images from the US, mostly of flooding. Pity for the people whose homes were damaged … More The assumptions we make…
The world has officially gone insane. In a post-factual world, it seems lies shouted long enough, loud enough can win wars that were lost with weapons. The enemies of Israel have gone to war to destroy Israel, to destroy Jerusalem, to destroy our Temple – all in attempt to erase the Jewish connection to this … More UNESCO says Jews have no connection to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called the High Holy Days. They are more holy days, than holidays, a time for introspection more than a time of celebration. The Jewish tradition says that every year God reviews the lives of all of humanity and decides what will happen in each life in the year to … More May you be inscribed in the Book of Life
“I’m only one call away I’ll be there to save the day Superman’s got nothing on me I’m only one call away” This is Israel.
“Aren’t you afraid of the soldiers?” the reporter asked the old Arab man. A resident of Jenin, approximately 60 or 70 years old was sitting on a pile of rubble. He was calmly sitting there, not doing much of anything. He was surprised by the reporter’s question. I watched the exchange on Israeli t.v., it … More What aren’t they showing you?
Words matter. Words are used to explain reality but they can also be used to shape reality, to create it. Sometimes exchanging a single word for another can change the picture entirely. Personally I don’t believe there is any neutrality on the issue of Israel. There are people who are uninvolved and not particularly aware … More 3 things you should never say (if you don’t hate Israel)
Israel doesn’t do things the way other nations do and our national anthem is no exception to that rule. What other nation on earth has had a national anthem at a time when they did not have a State they could call home? The original poem was called Tikvatenu (Our Hope), was revised over the … More Not your normal national anthem
Last week I attended the graduation ceremony at Tiltan, one of Haifa’s two art schools. It is stunning to consider that, in a city with a population of less than 300,000 residents, we have two universities, including the world renowned Technion Institute, two art colleges and a teacher’s training college. Haifa also has one of … More Education in Israel
Ten years ago, on July 12th, 2006 the Second Lebanon War began with a coordinated Hezbollah attack on Israeli civilians and soldiers. They rained missiles down on towns in northern Israel causing injury, destruction and most of all distraction which they used to attack IDF soldiers. Hezbollah fighters crossed the border from Lebanon in to … More 10 years after the war
Inspiration from Zion: This is a Love Story 