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Before we win: surviving the war

March 2, 2026

Just because we aren’t on the floor crying and screaming, don’t imagine this is easy for us. It isn’t After writing about Purim as a guide for Jewish survival, I realized there are things harder to explain — what survival feels like in real time. There are things I don’t want to write about. Like … More Before we win: surviving the war

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My thoughts on the terrorist release deal

January 17, 2025

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

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Getting the real story from Israel…

March 18, 2009

Missiles continue to fly out of Gaza… slamming in to Israeli homes, schools, neighborhoods. Israeli citizens live in never ending stress, never knowing how the day will end – the whole family around the dinner table or in the hospital (or even worse – the morgue). Gilad Shalit is still hostage of terrorists in Gaza … More Getting the real story from Israel…

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