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Time for Israel to get tough

May 6, 2022

My Buby (grandmother) taught me that Jews should never be a “shmatte,” a dishrag; never allow others to treat Jews like dirt. That truism certainly applies to the modern, sovereign state of the Jews, the State of Israel. Other countries can legitimately disagree with policies promulgated in Jerusalem, but the leaders of this country must never allow others to treat Israel as dross....

Hippocratic Israel Magnifies Kevod Shamayim in a Hypocritical World

May 4, 2022

The world knows only how to criticize and demonize Israel. What a shame. But at least Jews should know and appreciate Israel’s humanity. On Yom Haatzmaut, we can all add this to our calculations of kevod shamayim and kiddush Hashem (the glorification of G-d’s name in the world) that has been wrought by the State of Israel.

Plenty to give thanks for. Dayenu!

April 15, 2022

A Passover eve celebration of Israel’s blessings. In grand perspective, see how many benefits and blessings the Heavens have showered upon Israel! It enjoys a strong economy, coronavirus and political stability (at least for the past year), diplomatic and security heft, renewed Aliyah, national resilience that stems from faith, and global Jewish support.

INSS misses the mark

January 28, 2022

The Strategic Survey for Israel 2022 published this week by the Institute for Strategic Studies (INSS) misses the mark. Where is the Zionist fervor to upgrade Israel’s security situation by taking the offensive against our enemies?

Jews are incontrovertibly native in Hebron and Jerusalem

December 3, 2021

Palestinians are stuck in a rejectionist, denialist time warp. Say “Happy Chanukah” to push back; to axiomatically acknowledge Jewish indigenous rights in Jerusalem, in Hebron, and everywhere else in the Land of Israel.

Giving thanks for Israel and its wonderful wines

November 26, 2021

The Israeli wine revolution is an undeniable, stark indication of support from the Heavens.

Might American Jewry do teshuva?

November 12, 2021

Nothing short of a deep commitment to traditional Jewish ritual practice will lead to a revitalization of Jewish life in America and create a basis for recovery in Diaspora-Israel relations.

A gripping biography of Henrietta Szold

October 28, 2021

A window into the precarious early years of the Jewish community in pre-Israel Palestine, and the epic yet anguished life of the founder of Hadassah.

The Zionism of Rabbi Sacks z”l

October 26, 2021

Rabbi Sacks’ religious excitement about the return of sovereignty to the Jewish people in Zion was palpable in many of his written works.

Next Jewish Agency chair? Just not Livni

October 15, 2021

The JAFI chairmanship should not go to a failed politician who is the antithesis of “consensus,” and who will abuse the post as a bully pulpit to rebuild her political career.

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