Aren’t They Precious?
Little Palestinian boys at play… learning how to aim (at American tourists). From LGF courtesy of Dan Riehl. A Palestinian boy holds a toy gun and wears a mask while pretending to shoot at...
Having destroyed Lebanon, Hezbollah Takes Credit for Rebuilding
Michelle Malkin took the NY Times to task yesterday morning, for an article which appears to trumpet Hezbollah’s leadership in rebuilding South Lebanon. Unfortunately, I think the NYT was merely addressing the reality. It...
The Haredi World Pitches In
The Israeli government has basically abdicated responsibility for the hundreds of thousands of refugees from northern Israel and left it to private relief organizations to deal with their needs. The haredi community, with its...
An Unacceptable Cease Fire Proposal
News reports claim that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is going to recommend that the cabinet accept the cease-fire to be voted upon by the UN Security Council tonight. If so, this is a betrayal...
Some Chareidi Efforts on Behalf of Israel’s War Refugees
Accomodations/Housing • Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman’s Migdal Ohr organization has arranged summer camps for about 7,000 people in 22locations. The attendees are staying on school campuses with dormitories. The camps were originally intended to...
Thank Hashem for Bush and Blair
Our Sages tell us that HaKadosh Baruch Hu sets in place the cure prior to the blow. The story of Purim, in which Esther was ensconced on her throne before Haman could set into...
Looks Bad for Lieberman
It looks like Joe Lieberman will be defeated in the primary today. He’s fighting a political neophyte with a lot of money and one issue: opposition to the Iraq war. Democrats would like to...
Trading Up… for Charity!
Here’s an interesting idea to share with you, based upon a number of anniversaries — and the adventures of a broke Canadian. First of all, August 1 was the first anniversary of the release...
Al Zeh Hayah Daveh Libenu
Sometimes it all comes down to a single story. Even an entire war. Many hundreds of us stood cheek to jowl in a Los Angeles shul on Sunday for a neighborhood prayer gathering. The...
What do They Know that I Don’t Know?
I was holding up fairly well under the pressures of this war until four things occurred. First: e-mails and calls from family and friends in the US who wanted to know how we were...