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Whose Temple is it anyway?
Israel National News reported today that a small group of Jews touring the Temple mount managed to get in a short prayer before being escorted from the site. According to the report, the Arab League...
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What does ceasefire mean?
In January, Israel agreed to a ceasefire after “Operation Cast Lead” where we went into Gaza to try to put a stop to the constant rocket fire coming from there. So what exactly is a ceasefire? Well,...
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Maybe its not all ‘afuch?
Its not all ‘afuch! Just a few days ago, I received an email indicating that Nefesh B’Nefesh is sponsoring a contest, the winner of which will be on board the charter flight to Israel on September...
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Right vs. Easy
I miss my sister. As I sit here thinking about my sister more nearly 6000 miles away, my heart breaking for her difficult life circumstances, I am reminded of a conversation I had nearly 2 years ago...
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We’re on the same team, folks!
I just don’t understand it. Call me naïve, call me an optimist, but I believe that all Jews are supposed to be on the “same team”. Sure, we’re all different. Some of us are more religious, some of us...
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Well, it says to “dwell” in it!
Every year I ponder it over and over again - We are told to “dwell” in the sukkah – L’shev b’sukkah. It literally means to reside or “live” in it. We all take that to mean that we should eat all our...
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It is Israel, after all…
In the bottom of the building where my office is, there are two small cafés…the one on the left serves meat and the one on the right serves dairy. The other day, my friend Aliza stopped by for a visit...
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Only 3 dead? What Chutzpah!
Right now I am in the US about to return to Israel from a speaking tour. War has just broken out, my youngest son begins active duty in Israeli Army in a few hours, and I am surfing the web...
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Why come back during war?
Waiting for the bus this morning I met a woman who asked me something very quickly in Hebrew. I only identified one word in the whole sentence, so I just looked at her and nodded. “Mah?” she asked....
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Israel an Apartheid state? Truer than you know…
Israel has been and continues to be called an apartheid state by its detractors. Zionists and supporters of Israel of all shapes and sizes and religions shout, “foul!” Apartheid is a term that was...
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Building as an Answer to Murder
For two and a half weeks I watched helplessly as Israel searched for three teenage boys who were kidnapped on their way home from Yeshiva. Yesterday I wept gallons of tears upon hearing the news that...
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Courage and Genius
Day 1 – Courage and Genius Driving up the steep windy mountain roads from Beit Shemesh to the Gush was no small feat for our tiny, old, tired little car. Laden down with a burden that would enable us...
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Shabbat B’Shetach – no fear
Day 2 – no fear For me today started at 1am. After a day outside in the heat clearing a space and putting up our tent as well as other setting-up activities, Pinchas and I were ready for bed pretty...
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Identity
Day 4 – Identity On Friday I wrote a blog post about our adventure and shared it on Facebook. One of the comments I received was that what I was doing would portray my spiritual journey with settler...
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There’s no place like home – which home?
It’s been hard to keep up with the blog while camping here on the hill because the only electricity is provided by a generator which is at the main building. It’s much easier for me to think and write...
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