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Category Archives: Thoughts-Essays-Misc Items
Korach: A Tragic Figure
After the unsuccessful rebellion of Korach and his followers against Moses and Aaron, the Torah tells us that at God’s request the fire-pans used by the rebels to bring incense offerings were hammered out into thin sheets in order to … Continue reading
The Jewish “Middle Way” & World Events
The Jewish approach to life is based upon the “middle way”. It is characterized by a constant attempt to strike a balance between two seemingly opposing forces – those of giving and those of restricting the giving – both of … Continue reading
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Book Review for “Al-Dura: Long Range Ballistic Myth”
On September 20, 2000, a day after Yasser Arafat launched his war of terror, euphemized as the al-Aqsa intifada, state-owned France 2 Television broadcast a news report, filmed by a Palestinian cameraman, of the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old Palestinian … Continue reading
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Food For Thought: Rockets from Gaza
If every one of the roughly 3,300 rockets launched from Gaza in the current conflict had killed at least one Israeli, something clearly possible since we’re not talking about firecrackers, would the world still have criticized Israel for responding disproportionately? … Continue reading
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Temple Mount Event in Tel Aviv – Brief Summary
The following is a brief summary of a recent event on the subject of the Temple Mount that I organized (together with the Tel Aviv International Salon) in Tel Aviv: In answer to several inquiries that I received, the event … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Sh’ma
Twice a day during prayers, once in the morning and once in the evening, a Jew is required to say the Sh’ma. The first six words, loosely translated (in old English) as “Hear O Israel, the Lord is our G-d, … Continue reading
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Arab Claims of Sovereignty over the Land of Israel
While in the Torah we find that G-d promised Abraham/Isaac/Jacob that their offspring would receive the Land of Israel (the Land of Canaan in the Torah), we also find that G-d promised Ishmael, the eldest son of Abraham, that he … Continue reading
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Déjà vu in Israel
Like many people who live in Israel, I have various thoughts concerning the ongoing social protests. While most revolve around the moral and economic aspects (see “Reflections on the Protests”), the one question that remains unanswered is “Who is providing the … Continue reading
Interview on the Yishai Fleisher radio show
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed on the new Yishai Fleisher radio show. In addition to discussing the motivation behind the recent sovereignty event, the whole issue in general of full Israeli sovereignty west of the Jordan River was … Continue reading
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Book Review on Amazon for “Only Israel West of the River”
“The political debate in Israel, as to whether an independent Palestinian state would be a blessing for Israel or a curse, is more of a self-contained monologue than a dialogue with ideas and adversaries. The paradigm of the two-state solution … Continue reading
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