Menachem Schechter

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Dec 29, 2024, 1:57 AM

The new New Jew

Well, I’m not the world’s most messianic guy, but something of Biblical proportions is afoot. This awful year in Israel, has introduced a new lexicon Eschatological words like תקומה , דור הגאולה, חבלי משיח, are hard to translate and...

Mar 25, 2024, 2:16 PM

Tevye, Esther and the Haredi-Zionist Divide

In an attempt to add a little spice, my Purim feast was blessed with a theme- Fiddler on the Roof. Why Fiddler? What do Tevye the Milkman and Esther the Queen have in common? Well, Tradition, of course. However,...

Apr 25, 2023, 5:56 AM

A Sadder Day of Remembrance

For me, as for most Israelis, the yearly Yom Hazikaron/Yom Haatzmaut commemoration/festivity is the quintessential Israel experience, the embodiment of the duality that is our life. The conflicting, conjoined emotions of sadness and joy, bitter and sweet, highlights the...

Mar 11, 2023, 8:31 PM

Kicking the Can Down the Road of History

For millennia now, Jews have been waiting for our big reveal. Bearing a mission, anointed by God to spread His light in the world, we have so much to share- if only. If only we weren't wandering the earth,...

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About Me

Menachem Schechter is a gastroenterologist practicing in Jerusalem. He made aliyah with his family from New York.