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Sep 21, 2023, 2:44 PM

The Problem with our Jewish Bookshelf

I have a dream. It is one we all share - to transform and truly unify the Jewish people. And, I have an idea, which can lead to true unity. I am not talking about pretend. I mean, in...

Mar 18, 2020, 10:26 PM

Coronavirus & Kabbalah

Vatican manuscript ebr. 290

Among the many dusty Hebraic manuscripts resting on the shelves of the Vatican’s library, lies a fourteenth century text, bound in a handsome cream-colored leather. Within the manuscript which contains several Kabbalistic compositions, a curious footnote in the margins...

Feb 20, 2020, 9:25 PM

Hitler’s Haggadah & the Black Holes of Jewish Education

If you have never heard of a book titled Hitler’s Haggadah, read on. If you have never heard of it and find the title offensive, all the more reason to read on. Rest assured, Hitler didn’t own a Haggadah...

May 31, 2015, 7:00 PM

Palestinian Authority kick an own goal

If I were a Palestinian, I'd be worried. The P.A's recent attempt at having Israel banned from FIFA should worry each and every Palestinian who wants a bright prosperous future for his people. If I were an Israeli, I...

Apr 16, 2015, 4:46 PM

One out of Six Million Stories

A writer can never escape from his words. Especially on a day like today. The following is based on a true story. It is the start of the survival of my Zeida Z"l. Rohatyn, Galicia, 1942. And then there was a...

Mar 18, 2015, 12:18 PM

If the Americans and the Europeans can’t win an Israeli election, what makes you think they can bring peace to the Middle East?

The Israeli "left" was going to win the election. I don’t think the majority of left wing news networks fixed the polls. I really think they were on their way to win. They were going to win because they...

Mar 1, 2015, 9:27 PM

Australia’s Religion of Sport

I could write a piece about Bibi's upcoming speech in the U.S. or the elections but writing of such kind these days would be like pouring a cup of water into the ocean. Instead, I present an entertanining entery...

Jan 16, 2014, 4:14 PM

MK Lipman’s inspiring words to Birthrighters

Many are the people who see the world as black or white. Few see it for what it really is – a beautiful combination of colors called grey. MK Dov Lipman is one of those few. I heard Lipman for...

Jan 9, 2014, 7:11 PM

A matter of life and death

We live in a paradoxical world. For reality to be better, man needs fantasy. However fantasy can also ruin man's reality. Do you ever wonder what will be remembered of our existence in 2,000 years? I don’t know, but if history...

Jan 3, 2014, 3:13 PM

Dreams do come true

This is a story about a young girl who has been battling cancer most of her life. She had a dream she thought couldn’t come true and a bunch of people who never knew this girl or her name,...

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About Me

Jonnie Schnytzer, author of Mossad thriller The Way Back, is probably the only Yid to hold a PhD in Jewish Philosophy who can say that he once beat the head of the IDF Naval commandos in a swimming race. Jonnie is a researcher and lecturer with an academic forte in medieval kabbalistic manuscripts and lectures on a wide variety of topics relating to Judaism. Previously, Jonnie has served as Advisor to the CEO of Taglit-Birthright Israel, taught and led Israel advocay delegations with StandWithUs and directed the strategic partnerships of the Israel-Asia Center. Jonnie is a passionate Essendon Bombers supporter.

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