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August 1, 2012
12:45 pm

A Modest Proposal

You may or may not be familiar with the above screen shot, but I got it straight off......

July 25, 2012
8:48 pm

The Haredim and the Zionist Failure

Don't let the headline fool you. I only put the word "haredim" in to get you to click on my post. And thank you. 'Cause the only other way......

July 23, 2012
10:31 pm

Jew or Just Jewish?

Do you consider yourself a Jew or just Jewish? One of my few early Israel culture shocks was to hear myself being called a Jew. One of my best friends......

July 17, 2012
9:14 pm

An Olfactory Assault

A recent post in The Wall Street Journal awakened me to the fact that my sense of smell is under attack at nearly every street corner. What's more, sharing......

March 27, 2012
5:23 am

Toulouse – Beit Shemesh on the 49a Via the Tal Overpass

Dissention is a hallmark of the Jewish nation. We know how to grieve together, but not live together. This may be because we are hardwired to have beliefs that run......

March 4, 2012
12:14 pm

Towards a Solution to the Chareidi Problem

Given the drift of local news, it would seem that Israeli society, as represented ideologically by the present government, is seeking a solution to the chareidi problem, which it......

February 27, 2012
5:50 pm

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

The above adage, attributed to the little known, 19th century French literary literary critic, novelist and journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr is said to have first appeared in the Jan 1849 issue......

February 18, 2012
9:52 pm

Extending a Hand, But Not Crossing the Line

As an observer, if not participant in the ongoing disputation as to the nature and tenor of the State of Israel, I am pleased to pick up the gauntlet......