David Ben Horin, at The Blogs

Apr 23, 2021, 7:07 PM

Squeezing American lemons into Israeli lemonade

Joe Biden has given the State of Israel a precious gift and the Jews of America a tremendous opportunity. For years, capital gains were the difference between making deposits and making withdrawals to my checking account. A 3% spike here...

Feb 1, 2021, 3:59 PM

The Answer is Blowing in the Wind

Givat HaMo're at dawn. Overlooking the valley of streams. Taken by David Ben Horin.

It’s day 35 of our lockdown. We found a way to get through it. About 3 kilometers away, there is a huge mountain, Givat HaMo’re. It has a labyrinth of paths, all different. Even though it’s February, we have a...

Jan 29, 2021, 11:43 AM

I met God for the first time in a Conservative temple

Man and the Universe. A person is standing on the top of the hill next to the Milky Way galaxy with his hands raised to the air.

After talking about social distancing, masks, and now vaccines, nothing seems to be working. We are all still trapped in our rooms waiting for the all clear. After a year, we still haven’t talked about G-d. We haven’t discussed the...

Jan 21, 2021, 5:32 PM

A new name for a new day

As we begin to invest in the dividends of peace, the returns of full normalization are expected to exceed all projections. The Avraham Accords has paved the way for Israelis and Arabs alike to start talking about our homelands as...

Oct 25, 2020, 8:38 PM

The Pogrom of Beverly Hills

The media likes to cherry pick facts to fit the story they want to tell. They reinterpret reality to paint people in the appearance of their choosing. There was a recent interview where the subtitles on the screen were quoting the person...

Mar 30, 2018, 3:00 AM

BDS Cries Fauda, But Why?

Thank God for Israel by David Ben Horin About 2 years ago, one of my friends on Facebook recommended to me a television show that really nailed it. It describes our slice of the Middle East perfectly, and as a relative...

Feb 14, 2018, 6:09 AM

G-d Bless Our BDS Movement!

My wife and I are in love. We have been living in paradise for the past 9 years and our dream is about to come true. We are closing in on a deal to buy our portion of the Land...

Feb 2, 2018, 4:21 PM

Celebrating Jewish Compassion towards Arabs, Palestinians, and Africans

Israel is the universal standard bearer of Jewish values. What we have done with our Arab cousins, Palestinian's neighbors, and African guests demonstrates the true nature of what it means to be a Jew. If we all lived in a...

Jan 24, 2018, 6:22 AM

Finding the Real Nationalist

Love him or hate him, Donald Trump is a genuine nationalist. Those that follow him will follow him to the ends of the earth. The same can be said about Vladimir Putin, Rudy Giuliani, and Winston Churchill. I have seen...

Nov 6, 2017, 11:43 PM

Israel Loves US Jews

A leader of the American Jewish community said, "We love Israel, but Israel doesn't love us." That hurt. The flowering of Israel has been planted by Jews from all over the world. The love we have for our brothers and sisters...

About Me

David Ben Horin lives in Afula with his wife and children. Since moving to Israel in 2002, David has fallen in love with Torah, hi-tech, hiking, coding GatsbyJS Apps, and hearing stories about the Land of Israel from anyone willing to tell them. Check him out on Highway 60 or email him your favorite Israel story at: david.ben.horin@spreadyourenthusiasm.com.

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