Does Hanin Zoabi do anything other than ride the waves on boats that seek to illegally enter Israeli waters, march with those who would accuse our army of genocide, or rant against Israeli policies?...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published August 17, 2015 · Last modified November 14, 2018
Until 2005, Israeli soldiers roamed the Gaza Strip trying to keep order among people who hated them. Naturally. I would also hate a foreign military keeping me from travelling freely from place to place...
Reflections on Random Torah Verses
by Sheri Oz · Published August 13, 2015 · Last modified September 2, 2015
The Pharoah finally let the Israelites leave, and there was a short way to Israel and a long way. The short way was through the land of the Philistines (Pelesht), an area currently known...
Reflections on Random Torah Verses
by Sheri Oz · Published August 8, 2015 · Last modified September 22, 2015
Moses climbed Mount Nevo, from which point he could watch as the Israelites crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land. He blessed each of the tribes of Israel, het Moses was forbidden by...
Reflections on Random Torah Verses
by Sheri Oz · Published August 8, 2015 · Last modified August 19, 2015
At one time I had a Shabbat ritual – opening the Torah to some random page and reading from the top of the page until I felt an idea had “completed” itself. I may...
In Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, there is a ceramic arts shop next to a sandwich kiosk where a friend and I sat one day to have lunch. The ceramic tiles on the porch...
Armenians have been living in Jerusalem since the 4th Century, when Armenia first accepted Christianity as their national religion. Painted ceramic tiles comprise a long-standing traditional art-form and you can find their works on...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published July 4, 2015 · Last modified June 24, 2020
Since moving to Israel during the 1977 election period, I have always claimed that this country is not, in fact, a democracy, but a benevolent dictatorship whereby we elect our dictator every four years....
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