A Different Trip to Israel
Our recent trip to Israel was unlike any other. We boarded the plane to attend the Brit Milah of our first Israeli-born grandson,...
Getting Our Bearings -- Elkanah? Ariel? It’s Geography Time; Plus a Little Bad with the Good
In my second blog (the first from Israel), I described a bit of the geography of Israel with an emphasis on Efrat. I continue with a...
A Normal Life in Israel
Shalom from the Holy Land, land of our ancestors, the Promised Land, the State of Israel! As I begin my sabbatical -- abridged due to,...
A Crying Shame
Although the US government’s response to the UN Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlements may be forgotten by many, it will...
It’s Official: Call Me “Al Aqsa”
It is no surprise to Jews, and indeed all lovers of Israel, that the world community, through the UN, has turned from being an honorable...