Comforting Distant Mourners—In a Time of War
October 13, 2023 – Many people are uncomfortable with death. So they look away. They don’t attend funerals or memorial services. I get that. I was like that once, though […]
Tag Archives: Israel
The Dilemma of Israel and Palestine
October 9, 2023 – We’re tired of this. Every few years Israel is at war with its Arab neighbors. When it’s over, people mourn the dead, but nothing is resolved. […]
US Embassy Should Have Been in Jerusalem for Decades . . . Why Now?
2018-05-14 – Waiting for the perfect day to open the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem was like waiting for the messiah (or the second coming, if you are Christian). That day […]
Yom HaAtzmaut . . . Or Yawm an-Nakba?
* 2018-04-19 – Today was Yom HaAtzmaut—Israeli Independence Day (on the Hebrew calendar—May 14 on the English calendar). It marks the 70th anniversary of the formal founding of the State […]
Trump and the UN on Jerusalem—Both Fake
2017-12-22 – I arrived in Jerusalem just a few days after the 1973 war. My mission was to study Talmud in preparation for entering a rabbinical program the next year. […]
What’s Wrong With BDS
2017-07-27 – I’m not a big fan of boycotts (see links to a couple of my old posts on the subject at the end of today’s post). My beef with […]
Move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem? It’s Not a Home Run
2017-01-23 – You gotta call a ball a ball and a strike a strike. Donald Trump’s intention to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is […]
Talking About Israel Is Hard
2016-12-29 – I know I’m not the only one, but it’s a weird thing in America to be simultaneously a Zionist and utterly opposed to the policies of the current […]
Making Invisible Enemies Visible
2016-03-29 – Some folks in Zionist circles talk about the Palestinian people being a made-up nationality. These people see Israel as occupying a tiny sliver of the Middle East that […]
You’re Right, I’ve Been Wrong My Entire Life
2015-07-26 – When have you ever heard these words: “You’re right, I’ve been wrong my entire life”? It doesn’t happen. Or if it does, it comes after a long and […]
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