Aunts don’t sit shiva, but I am definitely STANDING shiva
I thought of Kfir who was born free in our land, and still hatred has taken him from us. I thought of the lies told by the South Africans in the International Court of Justice and I thought of the lies told in Jedwabne.
Baba Kama 82: Is eating garlic a joy?
It is wonderful to go to Israel anytime, it is particularly meaningful to go during this time.
Baba Kama 81: Are you more religious than your rabbi?
By Paul Gherkin
Palestinians have shown repeatedly that the desire to eliminate Israel dwarves their goal of self-determination and a state.
By Jeff Dunetz
Money Isn't Everything, But For Harvard It's A Heck Of Alot
If Israel is "the sixth worst offender in the world for detaining journalists", how come no one is talking about the top five?
Baba Kama 80: Who goes through the door first?
Can you Create Parsley from Fennel and Celery?
Can a Miracle Work with Nature?
I recently visited a kindergarten in northern Israel...
By Forest Rain
A terrorist throws a grenade into the shelter...Aner, with his bare hands, threw it back.
What does God do in Heaven?
By Jeff Dunetz
MLK believed everyone should be able to live in peace and freedom, no matter how they worshiped God, or the pigment of their skin. He was a fighter for civil rights, and a fighter for Jews and Israel
By Paul Gherkin
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
By Forest Rain
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.
What is Hard Wheat?
A tribute to Sergeant First Class (res.) Elkana Newlander, may his memory be for a blessing.
Baba Kama 73: How do You Greet Your Rabbi?
“Palestine stands by China in maintaining its sovereignty and the unity of its lands, including Taiwan.”
Modesty in the Bathroom?
Baba Kama 70: Should You Protect a Lawyer?
What Does the Word Shas Mean?
By Forest Rain
Beautiful rolling plains, clear blue sky, and low unobtrusive houses. Spots of greenery, a step away from the desert. Just enough civilization to not feel lonely with open spaces that give the feeling of air. Freedom. Who wouldn’t imagine they had reached heaven? Residents of “Otef” Gaza, the Israeli communities near the border with Gaza […]
By Paul Gherkin
Rather than demand that the terrorists “be held accountable,” as with Iranians, Guterres urged “maximum restraint” by Israel. Instead of offering condolences to victim families AND the state as he did for Iran, Guterres omitted any mention of feelings towards Israel.
Think of “Random Brain Teasers” as the Joker in the deck!
I once loved the clouds... yet now, I don't know.
By Paul Gherkin
A country founded by psychopaths will in all likelihood be a failed state, prominently featuring cruelty, and a populace blind to empathy and reason.
Baba Kama 67: What’s the Best Way to Steal?
By Jeff Dunetz
According to the fired Harvard president (do you really believe she resigned?), her resignation was due to hatred; she was the victim.
it would be the first genocide in history where the invading army employs multiple ways of warning civilians to exit the battleground.
Can You Pray Stoned?
By Paul Gherkin
Permanently putting Israel on the defensive with one-sided resolutions makes Israel unwilling to seriously consider the UN on any matter.
It is abundantly clear that regular incidents of antisemitism have occurred (and been tolerated) at the US’s so-called “elite” universities for too long! Jewish students have long complained to the school administrations of harassment and intimidation (sometimes violent) from other students and faculty members, but the administration has knowingly (and maliciously) turned a blind eye. […]
Why is it so challenging to find people capable of leading the Jewish Nation?
Those who define the oppressors and the oppressed get to perpetrate the genocide.
Baba Kama 60: Can Dogs Sense the Future?
By Paul Gherkin
The Jewish homeland is the land of Israel and its diaspora is the world outside of that land. No other faith has this concept of homeland and diaspora.
Baba Kama 59: Can You Avoid the Moral Police?
As hard as it was to have my sons serve Israel, I am infinitely proud that they have, that they do...Somehow, a few years ago, I felt I should stop this blog because I was no longer a soldier's mother 24/7. Now I realize that I am, that I will be, for years to come.
which by the way is in fact medically impossible
Baba Kama 57: The Difference Between a Stolen and Lost Object?
Baba Kama 56: Can You Multitask with God?
By Paul Gherkin
The Times figured that it would give its Sunday platform to a member of this U.S.-designated terrorist organization, as a form of support that people assume only comes from TikTok
Baba Kama 55: Can You Crossbreed Fish?
The question is not "When will it end?" but rather "How do we win?"
When Jews argue that Israel has a right to exist, they are really opening up the question to debate. Meanwhile no one is debating whether the ‘Palestinian’ terror statelets have a right to exist. Theirs is a glorious and romantic cause because, in part, they never put it up for debate.
Baba Kama 54: What’s the Difference Between the 1st and 2nd Tablets?
An interview with Stephanie Treger who has sparked a modest grassroots effort to explore the exclusive use of Jewish and foreign labor in her town of Efrat.
By Forest Rain
Listening to the descriptions of Osheri, and the impact he had on so many lives, it would be easy to forget that he was just 22 years old
Baba Kama 53: Bad Air or Impact Kills an Animal Falling into a Pit?
Baba Kama 52: How Does God Get Rid of Bad Jewish Leaders?
Baba Kama 50: Baba Kama 50 – REWARD & PUNISHMENT
Was the King of Persia (now Iran) Jewish?
Can a Court Sentence a Star to Excommunication?
Mutants can’t change the world, only destroy it. To change the world, a man or woman has to first deal with their greatest enemy: themselves.
Baba Kama 47: Do Animal Lives Matter?
By Guest Author
By then the news had spread, and almost every unit we passed on the way out of Gaza was waving at the convoy yelling “Mazal tov!” I felt as if I was in a movie.
A MOST beautiful day to see Israel
BK 46: Is Possession Always 9/10ths of the Law?
A proper, adequate and assertive push-back to the Pro-Palestinian Propaganda Proponents (PPPP) must be formulated.
By Sheri Oz
Where did Biden and Cameron get the idea that settlers are violent?
Baba Kama 45: Do Animals Have a Right to a Lawyer?
By Forest Rain
The battlefield of Gaza is unequal. The IDF is stronger, better equipped, and well-trained. And yet Hamas has the advantage. They have knowledge of the terrain that we do not. They know where the openings to their terror tunnels are, where there are weapons caches, and what is booby-trapped. And from what we are hearing, […]
Baba Kama 43: Who's your Daddy?
Baba Kama 42: Does a Person Inherit Debts As Well?
The Jewish people need to stand proud and begin educating the world - even the founding of America was inspired and motivated by many of our Jewish leaders and warriors.
By Sheri Oz
However, anti-Hamas does not mean pro-Israel.
Baba Kama 41– TORAH: Does Every Letter in the Torah Carry a Message?
Baba Kama 40– JEWS: Just How Great Was Rabbi Acha bar Yaakov?
How Should You Name Your Children?
Some miracles are obvious, while others are hidden. Survival is itself a miracle.
Baba Kama 38a-THE NATIONS
The world can’t figure something out; Why are Jews in the Diaspora helping Israel in enormous proportions and – even more unbelievable – why, specifically now, are more Jews talking about Aliyah than ever before! A good friend of mine, who is a real estate broker in Israel, told me that his phone is “ringing […]
Random Brain Teaser: How to shovel SNOW?
Brain Teaser#5: What do we know about "Animal Intelligence"?
Brain Teaser#4: Does Heaven Play Favorites?
Getting back to normal without dealing with the problem is not resistance; it’s acceptance.
Brain Teaser#3: Of course, you Knocked On The Door First
The figures regarding Gazan casualties are unreliable, an issue one would think the Wall Street Journal would want to get right.
Brain Teaser #2: Stone Throwing Equals Attempted Murder
By Sheri Oz
You hate Hamas and you hate Israel. I don’t need you to love Israel. You can hate Israel. But to accuse Israel of instigating war and occupying Gaza — that is just two lies in one sentence
"Let there soon be heard in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sound of joy and the sound of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride."
When Rabbi Jaffe-Gill explains Judaism and Zionism.
Brain Teaser #1: Who were the Talmudic Tailgaters??
By Forest Rain
This is the unfathomable faith of the Jewish People in the face of horror. It is the strength of a People broken, yet still standing – the mysterious factor that leads to deep confusion about Jews.
By Sheri Oz
1/4 of the people of Nir Oz were assassinated, kidnapped, or injured
Obviously, the death count figures were hugely inflated to turn public opinion against Israel.
Clinton Made Israel Take It Back
By Paul Gherkin
Incendiary comments fly in the face of Israel's concerted efforts to minimize civilian casualties as it tries to eliminate Hamas terrorists.
I watch you all on social media, in the streets & the quads, marching in solidarity with a movement that seeks only to wipe me out. To exterminate me, my children, my parents, my entire family & community.
By Jeff Dunetz
The UN Resolution Some Countries Will Incorrectly Cite After The War
The ‘Two-State Solution’ is not an end to violence, it’s perpetual violence.
Jews of the world; read my words carefully, not because I am anyone special, but because I say what others are afraid to.