Love is something that is hard to explain in words but easy to recognize when you feel it. The media coverage of Bon Jovi in Israel underscores the paradox. While there were reports about the band defying BDS pressure to come and play in Israel and the subsequent successful, fun and charming performance, no report … More Bon Jovi in Israel: We will love you, always
The Eurovision is one of the largest events in the world. Larger than the Super Bowl, the Eurovision brings together 200 million viewers every year. The Olympics and the World Cup are the only events that have more viewers. Bottom line is – even if you have never heard of the Eurovision, it’s HUGE. Last … More 3 Israeli values that made the Eurovision fabulous
Imagine being in cold and grey Europe and being told that somewhere, there is a sun-drenched land where everything our people have hoped for will come true. Imagine being weary of persecution, of never being left alone and knowing that there is a land where Jews will again be their own Maccabees. Shaul Tchernichovsky … More Longing for the sun-drenched land of Zion
His voice is now a shadow of the spine-tingling hair raising, rich sound his throat once produced. The small man with the huge smile that was standing on stage, in front of me, is a living legend. That is why the audience came. Most were already aware that he can no longer sing like he … More Listening to a living legend – Israeli singer Yehoram Gaon
Achinoam Nini was invited to perform on May 18th in the Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Pressure from a local group in the Jewish community caused the performance to be canceled. An article was written about this in The Detroit Jewish News – this is my response to that article. Dear Detroit Jewish … More The place where Achinoam “Noa” Nini and free speech collide: an open letter to the Detroit Jewish community
When IDF Paratroopers gained the Temple Mount in the 1967 Six Day War the song “Jerusalem of Gold” burst from their lips. It was a natural expression of 2000 years of yearning for that moment, an expression of joy that the heart of Zion was finally returned to the Nation of Israel. They were the … More Jerusalem of Gold
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
“It’s not about the land or the sea. Not the country, but the dwelling of his majesty”. Matisyahu explains what no one seems able to put in to words, the problem and the solution rolled together in one beautiful song: “Jerusalem” [Chorus] Jerusalem, if I forget you, fire not gonna come from me tongue. Jerusalem, … More Jerusalem, if I forget you…
Davka is a word in Hebrew that describes an attitude. It combines stubbornness and action taken although (or maybe because) someone else would prefer it not be… the davka attitude can make Israelis very annoying but it is also a major part of what makes us strong. The davka attitude, directed at the anti-Semites, BDS’ers … More Davka happy – at least for a few moments…
