Weekend at Bernie’s: Sanders’ Slanders, Dangerous Delusions, and Flawed Fluff
Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont) was interviewed on “Meet the Press” by host Kristen Welker this past Sunday (May 12, 2004). Bernie has...
Attack by Hamas on Sh'mini Atzeret, 10/7/2023
We grieve, once again, for those who were murdered by Hamas in a savage attack on Israel. As of this moment, more than 700 Israeli...
Jews, Judeans, and Jerusalem: Masquerading Academics - Blog #10
Today I saw a story about an Israeli journalist, who studies in the US, and has a Russian passport. That in itself was intriguing. The...
Israel: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Blog #9
Obviously, I love Israel, the national embodiment of the Jewish people. No other place on earth provides the cultural atmosphere --...
It Never Rains in Southern California... Blog #8
I remember the song, though not the performer, composer, or lyricist: “Seems it never rains in Southern California … But girl, don’t they...
Celebrating Shavu'ot in Israel - Blog #7
Of the three festival holydays Shavu’ot is strikingly different. It is a 1-day holiday in Israel, whereas Pesach and Succot last for a...
Jewish Cultural Life in Israel -- Blog #6
Most Israelis self-identify as not Dati -- not religious. But what that means is highly imprecise and to understand we have to dig a bit...
My Incredible Tiyul (excursion) to the North - Blog #5
My first tour so far has been to the Galil, about a 1½ hour bus ride north from Modi’in. Our first stop was at Beit She’arim, not far...
Israel’s 75th Yom ha-Atzma’ut Memorial and Celebration -- in Modi’in - Blog #4 (2023)
It was something special to be here -- I was blessed to attend an outdoor youth program and special Arvit for a combination...
The People and Synagogues of Modi’in -- Blog # 3 (2023)
My plan was to rent three different places, each for a month, to get to know three different areas in Israel. My criteria were: (a) An...
