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Felafel on Rye

Get Out While You Can!

By Tzvi Fishman

It’s time for the Jews of America to get out of the country with their money while they can.

This Ongoing War

How did Israel Strike Hamas With Such Painstaking Accuracy and Still Get So Beaten Up?

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

The facts tend to be less urgent for individuals with an ideological predisposition to kicking out at Israel at every opportunity.

A Soldier's Mother

From Sad-ish to Glad-ish

By Paula R. Stern

Boring is one of God's greatest gifts, especially for a soldier's mother.

Fresno Zionism

Stay off the Slippery Slope

By Vic Rosenthal

A policy of appeasing the US and EU can only aid the Arabs in their project to weaken Israel and slice away at it, bit by bit.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Are the Ultra Orthodox Incapable of Seeing God Fearing in National Religious Jews?

By Harry Maryles

A Chareidi rabbi lamented the attempt to denigrate a kiddush hashem preformed by a dati-leumi (national-religious) student.

Felafel on Rye

Here Comes 'Shovavim'

By Tzvi Fishman

According to Kabbalah, the period of "Shovavim" is especially conducive to rectifying sexual transgressions.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Tznius Squads: Can This Really be Judaism?

By Harry Maryles

The extreme emphasis on tznius (modesty) has even led to husbands and wives being buried in separate locations.

CIFWatch

Postcard from Israel: Tel Lachish

By Hadar Sela

The site of Tel Lachish shows evidence of human habitation in Israel spanning many different historic periods over thousands of years.

Fresno Zionism

American ‘Experts’: Listen to Ordinary Israelis First

By Vic Rosenthal

Israelis have finally realized what a bill of goods they were sold in 1993, when they were suckered into the Oslo agreements.

The Muqata / Israel Elections 5773

Run Zoabi, Run

By JoeSettler

You might recall the famous case of MK Azmi Bishara, not coincidentally, also from the Balad party.

CIFWatch

Israeli Culture Wins at the United Nations

By Adam Levick

Many commentators on the far left scolded those who would suggest a connection between culture and success – imputing racism to such arguments.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Whose Judaism is it Anyway?

By Michael Weiner

The tragedy that we face today is that everyone thinks they are the sole possessors of the answer.

Felafel on Rye

Why Celebrate the Circumcision of Jezeus?

By Tzvi Fishman

The history of January 1st should make Jews think twice before they celebrate New Year’s and take part in its heathen festivities.

My Right Word

New Finds from First Temple Period at Motza

By Yisrael Medad

The Israel Antiquities Authority has announced the discovery of a rare cache of sacred vessels from the early days of the Kingdom of Judea.

A Soldier's Mother

Settling Back to Quiet

By Paula R. Stern

May God forever bless us with these messy floors and children who never listen for the siren, never look where to hide.

This Ongoing War

Have We Been Overlooking Southern Lebanon?

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

Here in Israel, keeping your head in the sand is seen as an unbearably expensive option.

CIFWatch

Meet Egyptian Activist Maikel Nabil: Pro-democracy and Pro-Israel

By Adam Levick

Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil spent over 302 days in prison for criticizing the Egyptian Military after it took power in early 2011.

Felafel on Rye

Here, It’s Not Xmas At All

By Tzvi Fishman

How can the Jews of the Diaspora put up with it?

A Soldier's Mother

So They Won't Have to Serve

By Paula R. Stern

My son-in-law needs to believe that there will be no need for soldiers in another 18 or so years. Deep down, I want to believe that too.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Every Jew – a .22?

By Harry Maryles

I believe that the massacre in Newton would never have happened if guns were made illegal.

The Muqata

Visualizing the Beit HaMikdash

By Jameel@Muqata

How would the Beit HaMikdash fit into the landscape of the Old City?

Sultan Knish / Daniel Greenfield

Madmen and Crowds

By Daniel Greenfield

Crowd culture expects everyone to follow the leader, to join the meme, to move with the flow, but that is something that crazy people cannot do.

CIFWatch

‘Articles of Faith’: The Absence of Critical Thinking About 'Settlements'

By Adam Levick

Those who insist that the "settlements" represent the biggest obstacle to peace should be asked to explain why their theory doesn't match with the history.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Religious Pluralism Within Orthodoxy

By Harry Maryles

My harsh criticism is reserved for extremist behavior that is a result of those Hashkafos – even if it is from my own.

A Soldier's Mother

Color Me Camel

By Paula R. Stern

In the diary of terror victim Tal Kehrmann, Tal's parents found a picture of a camel, but it had not been colored in...

Felafel on Rye

January 1st is Not New Year’s

By Tzvi Fishman

In galut, wee become possessed by the foreign lands and cultures where we live.

My Right Word

Ukranian Politician Calls Mila Kunis a 'Dirty Jewess'

By Yisrael Medad

Ukranian politician Igor Miroshnichenko said Mila Kunis, who left the Ukraine at a yong age, was a "zhydovka" and not a "true Ukrainian."

This Ongoing War

Journalists, The Right to Live and Other Human Rights

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

Human Rights Watch attacked Israel for bombing a media installation. Perhaps they have forgotten the story of Palestinian journalist Ahlam Tamimi.

CIFWatch

Postcard From Israel: Bet She’an

By Hadar Sela

During the Hellenistic period, the city of Nysa-Scythopolis was founded. In 749 CE it was destroyed in the massive earthquake which hit the area.

Felafel on Rye

Warning! Xmas!

By Tzvi Fishman

If you think that living in a Xtrian land doesn’t affect you at all, it’s because your brain has been so saturated with dreams of white Christmases.

Israel Elections 5773 / Settlers of Samaria

Naftali Bennett and the Mafdal’s Last Hurrah

By Rafi Farber

Why it makes absolutely no difference how many seats the Jewish Home party gets.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Mr. President, What Are You Thinking?

By Harry Maryles

How many times do we have to hear statements like 'the Jews have too much Power' before we realize that the people saying it are anti- Semites?!

A Soldier's Mother

That's the Way the World Is...

By Paula R. Stern

My children go to school behind fences, with an armed guard at the gates.

Fresno Zionism

Build Israel, not Palestine

By Vic Rosenthal

The biggest obstacle to peace, of course, is the Palestinian intention to establish an Arab state from the river to the sea.

Felafel on Rye

Why Should I Move to Israel?

By Tzvi Fishman

Each individual Jew should put his life in line with the goal of Clal Israel and not just live a private, ritual Judaism, practicing personal precepts, stripped of our national essence.

Guest Blog

There is No Hamas-Fatah Divide

By Dr. Anat Berko

As one veteran Fatah member said at a rally last week, "In our hearts we are all Hamas."

Fresno Zionism

Iran's State News Agency Blames Israel for Sandy Hook Massacre

By Vic Rosenthal

Nothing triggers the irrational conspiracy center located not-so-deeply in the human brain better than a conspiracy that involves Jews or Israel.

HADAR / Israel Elections 5773

Understanding Israel's 'Deal System'

By Daniel Tauber

While the Israeli media wrongly claimed that the Likud had made an extreme shift to the right in recent primaries, some commentators were correcting in observing the existence of a deal-system. (Part IV in a series about the Likud primaries).

HADAR

New York Times' Jerusalem Chief Admits Anti-Israel Bias

By Daniel Tauber

Even after the New York Times issued a remarkable correction, the paper's bureau chief claims she was essentially correct in writing that construction in E-1 would cut Judea and Samaria in two.

Emes Ve-Emunah

A Haredi Role Model

By Harry Maryles

A Haredi organization helps Haredim be brought up to speed to meet the challenges of the modern work place.

This Ongoing War

Will the UN Peacekeeping Force on the Israel-Syrian Border be Removed?

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

France says that the UN Disengagement Observer Force may removed due to the fear of Syrian chemical weapons.

Felafel on Rye

We Ain’t Got a Soul in America

By Tzvi Fishman

Jewish life changes when we are in Galut. Not only does our Clalli soul disappear, but every detail of our life is affected.

My Right Word

Who's Being 'Provocative'?

By Yisrael Medad

The US State Department labeled Israel provocative yesterday along with North Korea and Turkey. No word yet on the Palestinians.

This Ongoing War

Not Hollywood: The Authentic Doomsday Scenario Next Door

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

If this were happening in your neighborhood, what steps would you be taking?

Emes Ve-Emunah

An Existential Analysis

By Harry Maryles

If we are going to survive as a Jewish people, we must revise the system.

Guest Blog

Supporting Hamas, Al-Jazeera Looking to Pin Arafat's Murder on the PA

By Amin Farouk

Al-Jazeera TV is owned by Hamas supporter Emir of Qatar.

This Ongoing War

An End-of-Year Call to Action

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

The Malki Foundation's goal is to make home-care a real option for families of disabled children.

Felafel on Rye

Graveyard, New York

By Tzvi Fishman

Thriving and prospering, materially and even spiritually in galut, with an abundance of Torah learning and observance, is nevertheless defined by the Torah, our Prophets and Sages, as death.

CIFWatch

The Real Facts of the Palestinian Teen Shot for Waving a "Toy" Gun in Hevron

By Adam Levick

The Arab assailant pressed the realistic looking run it to the IDF officer's throat and further attacked other IDF officers, throwing punches and grappling with one.

Emes Ve-Emunah

An Ignorant Student

By Harry Maryles

It isn’t only important how hard a student studies, but what he studies.

The Muqata

Joke of the Day

By JoeSettler

Admittedly, the way they presented all the data in this Ha'aretz article is a joke, but their opening line, wins hands down:

Fresno Zionism

Weinberger Gave Judge Wrong Information Resulting in Pollard's Life Sentence

By Vic Rosenthal

At the last minute, the Secretary of Defense presented a memo to the court accusing Pollard of doing massive damage to the U.S.

Emes Ve-Emunah

What Is the Biggest Problem Facing Judaism?

By Harry Maryles

My own view of things is that there is a tremendous amount of disillusionment in the Orthodox world.

This Ongoing War

Lies, Damned Lies and Rockets

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

The chances that Gazan mortars and rockets are being withdrawn from service? Not so great.

A Soldier's Mother

If You Talk to Them, What Would You Say?

By Paula R. Stern

What would I say to this news agency? This is my home - we have made the desert bloom, as we were promised.

Fresno Zionism

Pollard Still Imprisoned After 27 Years: An Object Lesson for Jews?

By Vic Rosenthal

I can’t believe, if the government actually has information to justify the sentence, that it could not be provided in a manner that would be convincing without revealing damaging secrets.

Fresno Zionism

The NY Times: Dishonest, Defamatory and Deliberate

By Vic Rosenthal

You wouldn’t make donations to Hezballah, right? Then don’t buy the Times.

Felafel on Rye

Twas the Last Night of Hanukah

By Tzvi Fishman

By and large, American Jews are not really waiting for Mashiach to come.

CIFWatch

Postcard from Israel: Winter Fruits and Flowers

By Hadar Sela

Winter flowers are already blooming, led of course by the dainty little Persian Cyclamen (Rakefet).

Knesset Jeremy / Israel Elections 5773

Weekly Poll Average: Right Leading with 67.5 Seats

By Jeremy Saltan

The right of center parties continue to maintain their lead, albeit by a slightly smaller margin in eight polls released December 9-15.

This Ongoing War

Making Kafka Proud in Dubai Court

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

A contemporary variant of Kafka's "The Trial" is unfolding in Dubai.

The Muqata

Restoring Deterrence

By JoeSettler

The IDF is embarrassed to fight to win, the politicians are afraid to give them orders to fight.

A Soldier's Mother

From Sandy Hook to Netiv Meir; from Maalot to Newton

By Paula R. Stern

What we understood in Ma'alot, we cannot comprehend in this tragedy. In Newton, we are lost.

HADAR

On this Day: Annexation of the Golan

By Daniel Tauber

Lessons from Begin's push to annex the Golan.

Felafel on Rye

A Great Miracle is Happening Here Again!

By Tzvi Fishman

This is the Land of Miracles, where our Redemption is unfolding today.

A Soldier's Mother

Obsessed

By Paula R. Stern

Why is the world obsessed with what isn't there and, even if it were, would do no harm.

This Ongoing War

European Friends, European Foes

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

Denmark, Finland, Portugal and Ireland opposed any condemnation whatsoever by the EU of Mashaal's calls for Israel's annihilation and destruction.

Fresno Zionism

The Same Old Tired Nonsense

By Vic Rosenthal

When can we finally put the idea of the “two-state solution” out of its misery?

Fresno Zionism

Disproportionate Response Pays

By Vic Rosenthal

There is no way the Jewish state (or for that matter, the Jewish people) will ever generate feelings of love or even liking in the world.

Felafel on Rye

For the Miracles, Thank You

By Tzvi Fishman

Our Sages teach that when Chanukah comes around, we are to thank Hashem, not only for the miracles that He performed for us in Israel long ago, but also for the miracles which He performs for us today. So, with your permission, I want to take this opportunity to thank Hashem for all of the […]

A Soldier's Mother

Twenty-Seven World Idiots Meet On a Hill

By Paula R. Stern

The Arabs aren't accepting the pre-1967 borders, they are simply rejecting the post-1967 borders.

HADAR / Israel Elections 5773

The Other MKs Who Didn't Make it into the Likud's Top 25

By Daniel Tauber

In depth analysis of the Likud's final list for the Knesset (part III in a series).

HADAR / Israel Elections 5773

Can the Likud Survive without the 'Feinschmeckers'?

By Daniel Tauber

In depth analysis of the Likud's final list for the Knesset (part II in a series).

This Ongoing War

The Shalit Deal Continues to Haunt Us

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

There is abundant and growing cause to deeply regret the extorted decision that led to October 2011's mass release of unrepentant killers and other terrorists from Israeli prisons.

A Soldier's Mother

The Bravery of the UN Peacekeepers Tested Again

By Paula R. Stern

Today's news indicates that Japan is pulling its troops out of the UN Observer force in the Golan Heights.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Technology, the Move to the Right and The Jewish Press

By Harry Maryles

I hope that the Jewish Press stays the paper of record for Orthodox Jewry. If it were to fold - the loss would be a devastating blow to moderation.

This Ongoing War

Syria's Chemical Weapons May Not Be in Safe Hands

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

Those of us living just south of the Syrians intuitively understand how much more serious the consequences can be for us.

Felafel on Rye

The Biggest Menorah in the World

By Tzvi Fishman

We become a “light to the nations” precisely when we are living together in Eretz Yisrael.

HADAR / Israel Elections 5773

The Likud's Alleged Rightward Shift

By Daniel Tauber

In depth analysis of the Likud's final list for the Knesset (part I in a series).

CIFWatch

The Guardian Invents Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Rally

By Adam Levick

The photo caption claimed an air strike occurred during a rally on December 8th, but no Israeli strikes have occurred since November 21.

CIFWatch

Guardian Editorial Takes the Side of Morsi (or Mubarak?)

By Adam Levick

Even the Guardian's own writers criticized the Guardian's editorial.

A Soldier's Mother

Desperately Craving Normal

By Paula R. Stern

There are so many things that aren't normal about life here. Having a pile of gas masks in a corner of the room, for example, isn't normal.

Felafel on Rye

Potifar’s Wife is in Your Home Too: The Dangers of the Internet

By Tzvi Fishman

Recognizing the terrible danger of unsupervised Internet viewing has extra significance now, at the time of Hanukah.

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