Rachel Grenadier

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Aug 26, 2022, 6:19 AM

When a watermelon becomes a pillow

Or why I now have a copy of my 'DNR' ('Do Not Resuscitate' order) hanging on my refrigerator

Dec 14, 2021, 12:50 AM

Want to know what is wrong with our society today? Try this on for size: a man who has fed millions of meals to millions of disaster victims worldwide, giving them hope and letting them know that someone truly...

Sep 29, 2021, 9:22 PM

The Last Woodpecker

Campephilus Principalis – Ivory-Billed Woodpecker (CC, via Wikimedia, photo by James St. John)

I awoke this morning and as is usual, I checked the news on my smartphone. The news immediately saddened me immensely and not because our government may shut down completely tomorrow night, or because we have a seriously dysfunctional...

Sep 3, 2021, 10:59 AM

The Taliban of Texas

Last week, the United States completed its 20-year mission in Afghanistan. After having flushed out the violent and retrogressive Taliban from the main population centers, the presence of Western troops meant that women and girls in the country would...

Aug 20, 2021, 11:06 AM

The Myth of American Might

Thirty years ago, I had one of my long conversations with an online acquaintance regarding the military might of the American forces which had just completed its role in the coalition-led invasion of Iraq. Our conversations always centered around...

Mar 31, 2021, 5:58 PM

The Sleaze Factor – How Politics Became So Dirty

For the past five years, honest, law-abiding citizens have been the victims of political systems that are badly broken. As things stand today, those who actually did the breaking of our political systems have freely admitted their guilt. The...

Mar 4, 2021, 12:29 AM

Environmental terrorism comes home to roost

From its inception, all of the news sources in Israel have been reporting the nature of the coastal pollution spill incorrectly. Even so-called “environmental reporters” need some education on what the nature of this oil spill actually is. As...

Sep 8, 2020, 12:34 AM

Before You Vote

Dear readers, I would like to ask a favor of you. Before you walk in to cast your vote or mail in your ballot for the upcoming election, please stop and ask yourself the following questions: “If I am...

Aug 1, 2020, 2:06 PM

Where to Begin?

In January, one of the new president’s first actions should be to address some issues that have affected more Americans than they ever considered possible, starting with a new Federal Communications Commission consisting of new Board members. Their first...

Jul 12, 2020, 9:57 PM

President Biden’s To-Do List

No incumbent president will have a harder job than to fix the monstrous mess left by the current administration as it heads for the exits in January. Beyond instilling confidence in government again, the new administration will have to...

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About Me

Rachel Grenadier was an olah from the Commonwealth of Virginia in 2003 who returned to the United States in 2015. She really wanted to stay in Israel, but decided that having family members nearby was better for her health than a bunch of devoted, but crazed, Israeli friends who kept telling her hummous would cure her terminal heart condition. She has her B.A. and M.A. from George Mason University in Virginia and is the author of two books: the autobiographical "Israeli Men and Other Disasters" and "Kishon: The Story of Israel's Naval Commandoes and their Fight for Justice". She is now living in Virginia with her three Israeli psychologically-challenged cats and yet, denies being a "hoarder".