“Chosen” People? Tolerated, Perhaps. (Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32: 19-28)
Ha’azinu has put the term, “Chosen People” into a new perspective for me. And I can’t say that I like it. In my previous post, I wrote about the power of choice and the...
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Power of choice (Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32: 19-28)
After having escaped from Egypt, we Jews faced a number of critical points at which our collective decisionmaking skills were challenged. Perhaps the most dramatic example was at Mount Sinai when the persistence of...
Bellerose: Indigenous Rights – Learning the Basics
From Ryan Bellerose’s article: If conquerors can become indigenous, then the white Europeans who came to my indigenous lands in North America could now claim to be indigenous. The white Europeans who went to...
Former Refugees Have a Dream: A Kibbutz in South Sudan
Three former refugees who sheltered in Israel returned home with mixed feelings, gratitude, new knowhow – and drive to transform not only their own lives, but their fledgling country. This article was originally...
Abu Zeid – My Very Favourite Fish Restaurant in Haifa
Of the four fish restaurants in Bat Galim, a small insular neighbourhood along the Mediterranean, there is only one to which I now take visitors and guests: Abu Zeid Restaurant. Here is why: The...
Joseph’s Brothers Prostrated Themselves – Are We? (Bereshit 42:1-7)
I grew up believing that Jews bow down only to the One God, our Creator, and never to another human being. The Purim story tells us that Mordechai refused to bow to Haman, an...
Photos of Bat Galim Beach
Walking along the beach in Bat Galim, only a two-minute walk from my home, often presents many opportunities to take photos. Who doesn’t love the sunset, the lapping of waves against the rocks, sandy...
Geller: Jews Reticent to Join Anti-Islamization Demonstration
As we struggle to understand the “Political Correctness” of the Israeli Left, Pamela Geller writes with no holds barred. She shines the spotlight on incomprehensible erroneous omissions and commissions on the part of some...
