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From Serious News to the Tabloids
Martin Fletcher’s newest book, Walking Israel: A Personal Search for the Soul of a Nation, will be available tomorrow. He ...
Leaving Mother Russia
In his last posts, Gal Beckerman wrote about barbecuing with hijackers and his other baby. His first book, When They ...
My Other Baby
On Monday, Gal Beckerman wrote about barbecuing and hijackers. first book, When They Come for Us, We’ll Be Gone: The ...
A (Not So) Easier Fast
On the face of things, when your rabbi tells you that you that he can make your Yom Kippur fast ...
A History of Illegal Shofar Blowing
Did you know that when the British were in charge of Palestine it was illegal to blow a shofar or ...
A Mural & A Swastika
Hanging out with my brothers eventually leads to a discussion about basketball–specifically, about the Sacramento Kings. This weekend, when I ...
Barbecuing with the Hijackers
Gal Beckerman‘s first book, When They Come for Us, We’ll Be Gone: The Epic Struggle to Save Soviet Jewry, will ...
Wise Fridays: What is Revelation?
“Revelation is not an act of [a prophet] seeking, but of his being sought after, an act in God’s search ...
Environmental & Energy Issues in Israel
A mere 0.5% of Israel’s energy comes from renewables. Why? (Ha’aretz)It is argued that Israel faces a looming electricity shortage ...