A Trip To Jericho With IPCRI
The story of Joshua breaking through the walls surrounding Jericho makes for a catchy song. However, there is a debate among archeologists regarding the authenticity of the events as told in the Bible. According...
Author: Sheri Oz
Hallel Ariel OR When Boarding A Bus Gets Political
I bought a bottle of wine yesterday. Not just any bottle of wine. A bottle of wine from the Ariel B’Yehuda Vineyard that, as Rina Ariel said, “has Hallel’s fingerprints still on it.” You...
Mothers of Martyrs — Excusing Or Promoting Terrorism, Or Something Else
Mothers of martyrs shock us, if we are still able to be shocked. A translation of the words of the mother of the terrorist who stabbed Hallel Yaffa Ariel on June 30th has been...
Right About Now Might Be A Good Time To Hear From You, Hanin Zoabi or Ayman Odeh!
Hanin Zoabi – Are you going to cry out your rage and horror at the killing of a 13-year-old girl barely past puberty? Ayman Odeh – Are you going to rail against the terrorist...
Gerstenfeld’s The War Of A Million Cuts OR How Israel Should Combat Antisemitism
One small paper-cut on a finger is painful and distracting; a million of them inflicted onto one’s entire body surface would be unbearable. And that is what the Jewish People face today — with...
Who Cares Where Ashkenazi Jews Come From?
Why does anyone care where Ashkenazi Jews come from? And who exactly are the ones doing the caring? Medical researchers care. Historians care. Population geographers care. Genealogists care. Antisemites care. And Jews care. Did...
Bennett at Shurat HaDin — Good Message Marred By Glaring Error
Education Minister Naftali Bennett had three major points he sought to impart to the audience at the Shurat HaDin conference. The first two points were good ones but the third made it seem like...
Livni at Shurat HaDin — No Left & No Right
I was all prepared not to like Tzipi Livni’s speech at the Shurat HaDin conference in Jerusalem this year. Speaking just before our first coffee break on the first day (20 June), she sent...
