Soli Foger, at The Blogs

Nov 5, 2024, 2:01 AM

Our Bible remembers some characters more positively than others. The patriarchs; Abraham, Jacob and Isaac, along with Joseph and Moses, have a more favorable association, while others have questions lingering about them. Noah for example, seems to have a questionable rating,...

Oct 24, 2024, 6:22 AM

An Anniversary of Pain and renewed Hope – שנה של שְׁכוֹל ותקווה

It is not often that reading a book evokes feelings of anger and rage, but this is what happened when I read ‘The Last Ships from Hamburg’ by Steven Ujifusa, which outlined the escape of millions of Jews from...

May 2, 2024, 3:06 PM

Iran, Israel, US & the Nuclear Option

While world attention is fixated on the war in Gaza, Iran’s ruling mullahs have seized the opportunity to advance their nuclear program, leveraging the conflict to divert attention from their nuclear ambitions. This calculated move not only serves Iran’s immediate...

Mar 28, 2024, 12:37 AM

The Topsy-turvy World of US Media

I recently made the decision to stop writing my column. The world is spinning too fast and, regardless of the favorable responses to my previous op-ed pieces, by the time they’re published, they are outdated or overshadowed by the...

Nov 3, 2023, 6:44 AM

Zombies on Campus – How to Shift Flawed Ideas to Informed Views!

There have always been people who believed in far-fetched ideas: UFO’s, conspiracy theories, and other such quackery, but they have usually been limited to the margins of society. Yet it appears that madness is all around us with apparently ordinary...

Oct 16, 2023, 8:41 PM

The fight over Gaza–in search of clarity of purpose

Are we allowed to use deadly force to a degree that will destroy civilian life and harm innocent residents in Gaza - is the topic of this article. Despite the painful topic, I hope that it is fair and...

Oct 10, 2023, 11:12 AM

Biased Media – Blood on their hands

Seeing the atrocities Hamas committed this weekend, killing, raping, and kidnapping Israeli civilians indiscriminately, I can see a direct link between their horrific acts and the slanted media reporting by the ‘civilized’ West. In this article I will show...

Mar 5, 2023, 10:19 AM

‘Them or Us’ = Alarming Disunity

Israelis wave national flags during protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, outside the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Thousands of Israelis protested outside the country's parliament on Monday ahead of a preliminary vote on a bill that would give politicians greater power over appointing judges, part of a judicial overhaul proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

I recently returned from a trip to Israel, where while visiting family and friends, my wife and I tried to make sense of the political upheaval following the government’s proposed changes to the Supreme Court appointments, the limits imposed...

Jan 12, 2023, 12:56 AM

Have We Crossed A Line?!

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During the 1993 Oslo Peace Accord negotiations, a hot-headed congregant slapped the Rabbi of a Modern Orthodox suburban New Jersey synagogue. The congregant’s action was then justified by a fanatical local newspaper opposed to the rabbi’s views, stating: “The...

Dec 18, 2022, 7:24 AM

Hanukah’s Third Miracle

Image from the story of Hanukkah, Basely, Tilda, Harrington David

With the holiday of Hanukkah approaching, we are reminded of the miracles we celebrate every year: the miracle of the Maccabees’ victory over the Greek oppressors who tried to eradicate Judaism. the miracle of the small flask of oil...

About Me

Soli now lives in the US, but he was born in Romania and later lived in Israeli boarding school Hadasim, as part of the Aliyat Hanoar. He served in the Israeli Air Force, and graduated with a degree in architecture from the Technion. After settling in Jaffa, he moved to the US and had several businesses. He has been married for 45 years, and is the father of 4 and grandfather of 8.

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