Hebron-Past,Present and ForeverSpeaking your Piece (or is it Peace)? Sunday, October 29, 1995 Last week the President of the State of Israel, Mr. Ezer Weitzman, made some unkind remarks about the Piece plan. In particular he said that the “agreement isn’t an agreement” and that a one-vote majority in the Knesset does not justify the withdrawal from Judea, Samaria and […]
Read moreMany of you who have visited Hebron are familiar with the Avraham Avinu neighborhood – commonly known as “the Jewish Quarter” – the heart of the Jewish Community of Hebron. The Jewish Quarter was founded over 450 years ago by Rabbi Malchiel Ashkenazi, who arrived in Hebron from Turkey after being exiled from Spain in 1492. He initiated construction of […]
Read moreOne morning last week Likud MK Limor Livnat was interviewed on an early morning Israel TV news show. Limor is a young, right-wing, up and coming leader of the Likud. On the morning she was interviewed she, along with a group Likud MK’s, was due to visit Gush Etzion- Efrat in the morning and then later on, Kiryat Arba- Hebron. […]
Read moreHebron-Past, Present and Foreverby David Wilder Mordechai the Tzaddik 15 Tishrei 5756Sunday, October 15, 1995 Friday afternoon I came home from one of the most exhilarating experiences I’ve had in a long, long time. Hebron had a very special visitor – Mordechai ben David. Mordechai ben David, for those of you who may not know, is THE number one Hasidic […]
Read moreHebron-Past, Present and Foreverby David WilderThough I Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of …(Psalms 23) April 10, 1995Erev Pesach Which shadow? The Psalmist, David, King of Israel,wrote, “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of de a t h, I will fear no evil, for You are with me,” for,”the L-rd is my Shepherd.” Is this […]
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