Category: Israel

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“He didn’t get to say the Shma”

Saturday night 12 bMarHeshvan Two brief comments on the Rabin memorial (the Hebrew yahrzeit is tonight) which is taking place in Tel Aviv as I write these lines, in the square where the Prime...

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“Preparing to Rejoice” — NY Times

Two articles in the NY Times in the last few days caught my attention. The first: August 12, 2005 After Decades of Disappointment, Gazans Are Preparing to Rejoice By GREG MYRE Already from the...

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Western Wall and Disengagement

6 b Menahem-Av, Thursday Below two topics: a very short one, and a very long one. a) LAKEWOOD: Haaretz Magazine Friday 29 b Tamuz (Aug.5) had a 4 –page feature on the Lakewood yeshiva...

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Suspect or Respect ?

On May 18 (10 Iyyar) I wrote about Generalizations and Stereotypes of Muslims. The following comment arrived from my neighbor, the former British barrister who made the original comments that so upset me. It...

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Mind-reading in the blogosphere

This is a letter that was sent to me privately: I am not blaming you for what happened in Bet Shemesh. However, the antipathy that is displayed by many teachers cannot be helping the...

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A little match on Yom Yerushalayim

In honor of Yom Yerushalayim, which was celebrated yesterday, I lit a small match in a great darkness. Before I explain, some background: Every day I listen to a local Miami radio station, WIOD,...

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