About thirty years ago my wife and I and our three young daughters came home to Israel. There was only one reason why we came. It was because Israel is the only home of the Jewish people and we wanted to be there.
It certainly was not a simple move. Any move, even across the street, [...]
In the 1930s, a Jew by the name of Ze’ev Jabotinski traveled throughout Europe warning his fellow Jews that they were sitting atop a volcano that was about to erupt. He begged them to get up and leave the Exile while they still could and come home to "Palestine" (which in those days was a [...]
As always when I make these visits to the USA I find myself wondering why I am doing this. It seems absurd and futile to even hope to influence Jews to leave the comfortable American Exile to come home to our only homeland. In addition I find myself fulfilling the Jewish role to bring knowledge [...]
How fitting that we find ourselves waiting for a new government at the beginning of the month of Adar. This fact is probably the most hopeful element in that close to futile effort. The month of Adar is the month in which the holiday of Purim occurs and thus it invokes the hope of G-dly [...]
I remember, many years ago, discussing with friends and neighbors in the Jewish community where I then lived, the possibility that America may one day be dangerous for Jews. One fellow boldly stated that the minute he sees such dangers he will pack up and make aliyah. He failed to recognize the futility and impropriety [...]
It is truly amazing how we form perceptions based upon how the media shapes our imagination. Clearly both local and international media portray Israel, in general, and Judea and Samaria, in particular, as a very dangerous place to live. Every bomb and every bullet are reported in graphic detail as terrorists wreak havoc in market [...]
As a lame duck president, George Bush has a primary goal to establish himself as one who has made significant achievements during his terms in office. It would seem that he seeks to accomplish this feat on the back of the Jewish State. Clearly much pressure has been placed upon Israel to make dangerous concessions [...]
If we look at the Jewish State as we look at any other state, it is easy to despair of hope for its future. It is an extremely tiny country surrounded by enemies who seek her destruction. The wealthy Arab nations have used their political and monetary clout to influence the USA and European nations [...]
Democracy, as we know it, is a combination of demagoguery and mockery.
It is all illusion and delusion designed to lull the people into believing that America is run by the people. Another election is coming up and it seems like a real horse race. The fact of the matter is that it makes no difference [...]