Jonathan Schreiber, at The Blogs

Jonathan Schreiber

A former lone solider, Parent to a lone soldier

Nov 15, 2023, 12:45 AM

The Hamas Launched A War Of Annihilation, How Do We Win?

On October 7th 2023, the Hamas launched a war of annihilation. It is a simple undeniable fact. They have sworn to destroy Israel and its people, and demonstrated, in an act of mass murder, their serious intent to carry...

Mar 1, 2023, 11:41 PM

When Fantasy Meets Reality, Tragedy Inevitably Ensues

The current government of Israel is populated by some excellent politicians. By excellent politicians, I mean to say they are very good at building a political base, scaring up a boogie man to whip up that political base, leveraging...

Feb 16, 2023, 9:15 PM

The Voice of One Soldier and ‘Legal Reform’

We are the parents of a lone soldier. Following in his father's footsteps, our son also made aliyah on his own with the goal of serving in the IDF. After completing his degree at Reichman University, he gave up his...

About Me

Received a orthodox day school education in the New York area. Completed the joint double degree program at Columbia-JTS. Served in the Armor Corp 1992-1993, completing Tank Commander Course. Served in the Gaza Strip 1992, Lebanon 1993 in my regular service. In reserves served in the environs of Jenin between the Intifadas, served in the environs of Shechem in the second Intifada well patrolling the border between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights. After my service I stayed in Israel, got married where we had our first two children and worked in finance and tech industries in Israel. I moved backed to the US at the end of 2001 and began working in the energy industry. My son moved back to Israel in 2017, completed his degree at Reichman University and recently completed his service in Sayeret Nahal and has begun his career in Israel.