The Noachesque Perspective

Photo Credit: Jewish Press I have been writing this column since, well, I do not remember exactly. Ever since Shimon Golding was kind enough to propose the shidduch between The Jewish Press – the newspaper that I grew up with – and me. Based on the number of columns that I have submitted, I reckon […]

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Air Force One

Photo Credit: ISI Israel’s Air Force One. Prime Minister Netanyahu, and eventually, whoever follows after him in the top seat, is getting a shiny, like-new, pre-owned Boeing 767-300ER, nicknamed Air Force One. This will be the first time Israel will have a plane dedicated solely for the use of the Prime Minister. The president of […]

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Parents

Photo Credit: Jewish Press What was Adam missing? After all, he had everything – a female companion, food, a Garden of Eden surrounding him. Last Shabbat at the Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem congregation in Montreal, Canada, I was given an answer. A daughter had just been born to a Bnei Akiva shlichim couple, and Rabbi […]

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Getting Sandwiches To Israel’s Disadvantaged Children

Photo Credit: Omri Shapira Marking World Sandwich Day on November 3, an Israeli organization that distributes 8,500 sandwiches daily to disadvantaged students throughout the country is calling upon supporters to “Give a Sandwich.” Nevet, founded in 2006 works with more than 151 schools in 46 municipalities around the Israel to identify disadvantaged children and discretely provide 1.3 […]

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Terror Attack at Rachel’s Tomb, No Injuries

Photo Credit: LionInZion / Rotter.net Ambulance near Rachel’s Tomb, 2015 Palestinian Authority terrorists hurled two pipe bombs Thursday night at the compound surrounding the Tomb of the Biblical Matriarch Rachel, on the outskirts of southern Jerusalem near Bethlehem, according to Israel’s Channel 13 television news. The bombs exploded in the nearby parking lot, causing damage […]

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