Inspiration from Zion: Don’t Tell Me to “Stay Safe”’
Kind, caring people, genuinely concerned people keep saying to me , Stay Safe!" Why do I find this so annoying?
Inspiration from Zion: 3 misunderstandings about my Jewish values
Statements from Jews, usually from America, prefaced by “my Jewish values” usually precede some sort of accusation against Israel that has little to do with facts – or an understanding of Jewish values. The basics are really simple, if you take the time to actually look at them:
Inspiration from Zion: Dancing across the Tightrope
We mourn death and celebrate life, we celebrate life in gratitude and appreciation for those who made it possible for us to live. In Israel, the equation is very clear.
Inspiration from Zion: 3 Reasons Both the Left and the Right are Terrified of...
A quick look at Bennett’s resume makes it crystal clear that there is no place for the word “weakness” in any sentence describing the man.
Inspiration from Zion: Operation Thunderbolt
It is this legacy of heroism, leadership, and love that is being turned upside-down. It is the concept of NEVER AGAIN that is being diminished and destroyed by this new movie
Inspiration from Zion: Israeli Elections 101: 7 Lessons on Marketing, Slogans and the “NOT...
Watching him, I felt sorry for Gantz. He was trying to make the gestures and say the things he was told would make the best impression but his body language expressed louder than words just how uncomfortable and unsure of himself he was.
Unraveling the “Narrative”
Narrative is a story, it is not facts.
Inspiration from Zion: The Rage Less Traveled: PTSD and rainbows
Kay is like Israel. This is our beauty and our strength. Broken, yet still standing. Wounded physically and in spirit. Together we survive and we love and we infuse good into the world to counter-balance the evil.
Running While Jewish
An Esther neighborhood. Horgen Hill. A place where more Jewish children can live, grow and thrive in the land of our ancestors. That is how it is done.
Russia/Ukraine War: Abuse Memory of the Holocaust and Other Non-PC Thoughts
This war is NOTHING like the Holocaust
My Jerusalem Ritual
For those who question the 'location' of the Kotel: I touch the Wall and feel the weight of centuries / I touch the Wall and feel the weight of centuries / Of my people / And our longing / Of my people / And our longing
Inspiration from Zion: Warriors of the Mind
In one room were gathered people who, each in his or her own way, reflects the light that is Israel. The Hasby Awards are awards like any other, for a group of people that are unlike any other. It is not the awards so much that matter, it is the people
Inspiration from Zion: What Victory Looks Like
Yesterday we saw a hoard of ecstatic Muslims celebrating their historic victory over Israel. They had fought for sovereignty over the holiest place in the world for the Jewish people, in the heart of the capital of the Jewish State – and won.
Birthday thoughts and Echoes of Eli Cohen
Keeping it all in perspective
Inspiration from Zion: Gun Control: America, Israel and the Chasm in Between
In Israel gun control is very strict and most Israelis are against easy access to guns. Israelis tend to be dumbfounded by American attitude towards guns – we see guns as necessary tools to be used to defend lives, nothing else. They are not toys for collecting or weekend entertainment and hunting is not considered a sport or cool.
Inspiration from Zion: When “How are You?” Becomes a Difficult Question
“So how are you?”
Inspiration from Zion: We are NOT the Jews of the Galut
It’s the moral duty of the IDF to fulfill the promise of NEVER AGAIN.
Haifa Town Hall
With Gantz the issue is more his incoherent sentences which seem to reflect very confused thinking. But many Israelis want anything that isn’t Bibi.
This is the Look of Heroism
Niv’s courage during the attack came from terrible fear of never again seeing the people he loves. Niv’s courage to stand in front of his attacker, to show that although the terrorist broke his body he could not break Niv’s spirit – that comes from sheer determination..
Intersectionality and the Jews
Jews choose life. We choose building a thriving, happy future. THAT is our identity. Others choose victimhood, anger and stewing in past offenses against them. These two positions are diametrically opposed. THAT is why we can never take part in the intersectionality equation, no matter how “nuanced” it is.
6 Things you Need to Know About the Balfour Declaration
When does the Balfour Declaration matter? The Balfour Declaration is important whenever someone lies, talking about "illegal settlements," "violations of international law," or "occupation"
Jewish American Privilege
There are many voices, particularly those backed by progressive Jewish, American-based organizations declaring that Israel needs to stand on the side of morality and help ALL Ukrainian refugees, without inquiring if they are Jewish or have any connection to Israel. I say, "No. Just no."
Maccabiah 2017
Impressions from the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah 2017
Ori Ansbacher: Light, Freedom and Jewish Sovereignty
Ori’s murder is different because it wasn’t just a horrific attack on her, it was an attack against our nation. It wasn’t an attack on a woman who happened to be a Jew, it was an attack on a Jew who happened to be a woman. It was an attempt to erase the Jew from Israel.
Inspiration from Zion: What World are you Creating with Your Words?
Words shape reality. Using our tongue for bad can create a nightmare. Use words for good.
Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Martin Luther King Day we honor all the men, women and children who spoke when it was terrifying to do so. The people whose names we know and those who we will never know.
Things I Learned in Israel
In Israel, strangers can become instant best friends and tell you their most private thoughts. It’s not weird, they are just family you haven’t met before.
A Candle Against Hamas’ Darkness
A terrorist throws a grenade into the shelter...Aner, with his bare hands, threw it back.
Inspiration from Zion: A new IDF Chief of Staff – with love, awe and...
This week a new IDF Chief of Staff took on the responsibility of leading our military, defending our legacy and protecting our future. Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Israel’s 22nd IDF Chief of General spoke of his responsibility and vision, defining his role and that of the IDF in a way I have never heard before.
Inspiration from Zion: 3 Things to Know About Israeli hospitals
Health is a great equalizer. In Israeli hospitals, religious Jews and religious Muslims are treated side by side. The medical staff consists of Israelis of all backgrounds: Sabra Israelis, new immigrants from Russia, America, South America, and Argentina, Ethiopian Jews, Arab Muslims, Arab Christians… the entire spectrum of the Israeli population can be found in patients and caregivers.