Really. He is. Died 12 years ago. Unfortunately, a large (part of a large) movement within Judaism believes that a dead man is the messiah, will have a second coming and will redeem the world. Does this remind you of anything else (i.e.: think of another offshoot of Judaism that believes to this day that [...]

I live in a settlement North of Jerusalem, Israel, in the hills of Binyamin. The area in which I live is referred to differently by different people based on their political affiliation (Israel, West Bank, Occupied Territories, Liberated Territories, Samaria). Whenever I want to go into Jerusalem (the North-Easternmost corner of the city is about [...]

A paper was published two weeks ago claiming that Jews exert undue influence on the government of the United States, convincing the government to follow the interests of Jews even when it is against the best interests of the country. The Jews have “inflamed Arab and Islamic opinion and jeopardized U.S. security”. They are “unhealthy [...]

If you don’t know what happened in Amona last week, please refer to any news source that covers the goings-on in Israel. Many bloggers in the Jewish blogging world have been commenting on this. I haven’t written anything so far because I am still going through my own thoughts on the issue. Here is what [...]

After I was able to reestablish my Internet connection, I had over 5,000 blog posts waiting for me to read. I am now down to around 700. I didn’t read them all, mostly I just skimmed and picked out the ones that looked worthy of a perusal. One post that just caught my attention is [...]

We are here. I wont be able to post anything substantial until I have a more reliable Internet connection. Short version: flight was tiring, not as exciting as we thought it would be. We were interviewed by a TV reporter. Took forever to get our bags and a taxi. Had a wonderful reception at our [...]

Received from my sister in Israel (she was in the US over the Summer): Well, Since I have come back to Israel I have been completely overwhelmed by the situation here. The news in America presented the disengagement in a somewhat positive way- of one can say that- in that the picture I understood of [...]

Anti: House of Joy – I and II Pro: Chayyei Sarah – I, II, III, IV Indifferent: Hirhurim – I

An update from Gush Katif by my teacher, Rav Chaim Eisen. Please distribute as widely as possible (download: Word Document or PDF). “May we henceforth have only good news to share, abundantly and always, among all of us and all those who remain faithful to the House of Israel and all worthy humanity.” THE PARADOXES [...]

See the article by Jeff Jacoby published in the Boston Globe (or in Arutz-7 if you don’t want to register). The basic point is that residents of Gaza are making comparisons between the upcoming expulsion from Gaza to actions of the Nazis, some residents are planning on wearing concentration camp uniforms, etc. The usual suspects [...]