Yedidya Kennard

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Dec 24, 2014, 1:11 AM

Why I voted Yesh Atid, and why I’ll do so again

In January 2013, I voted Yesh Atid. They burst on the scene as a party heralding a new type of politics. They were made up of new faces, a clean slate of truly committed public servants, each with their own...

Sep 2, 2013, 12:31 AM

Why are these weapons different?

Over the last two years more than 110,000 people have been violently killed just across the border in Syria. That’s approximately 150 a day, or six an hour. One person killed every ten minutes, for two years. And the...

Jul 28, 2013, 7:49 PM

Not So Black and White

Today, 28th of July 2013, 21st Av, is a sad day for all Israelis. The government we elected has decided that 104 terrorists who murdered Jews simply for their religion and nationality will go free. Not because they served...

Feb 14, 2013, 6:28 PM

Three Months on From Amud Anan

Three months ago, I got a call one Friday night. As an orthodox Jew, I usually turn my phone off from sundown on Friday evening for 25 hours. I don't call my friends on Shabbat, and my friends don't...

Jan 31, 2013, 12:52 AM

Antisemitism: Back to the Old Days

(Posting on behalf of my father, Rabbi James Kennard - Principal of Mount Scopus Memorial College, Melbourne Australia) I never encountered antisemitism in my youth. Not once, not in the street, nor in the media. My proudly displayed Jewishness provoked...

Jan 2, 2013, 5:38 PM

Good Enough to be True

Today I read an article by a friend, in which he explained his issues with Yesh Atid. As is common with these articles, he started by praising the Yesh Atid platform. He listed a few problems Yesh Atid talk...

Dec 27, 2012, 11:09 AM

There is a future!

Yesterday I read an article here on the Times Of Israel that blew my mind. The author was describing a visit to Maaleh Adumim by Rabbi Dov Lipman, who was at a parlor meeting to talk about Yesh Atid...

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About Me

Yedidya Kennard made aliya from the UK in 2006, and now lives in Givat Shmuel.