January 2002 – DavidWilder.Org

Roots, Trees and Branches

Roots, Trees and BranchesJanuary 28, 2002 Today was Tu b?Shvat, the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shvat, popularly known as the New Year for trees. This holiday has various implications in Jewish law, but also has tremendous symbolic value in our every day life. A tree, as plain as it may appear, is actually quite important. Put simplistically, […]

Tu b’Shvat

Tu b’ShvatJanuary 28, 2002 Today was Tu b’Shvat, the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shvat, popularly known as the New Year for trees. This holiday has various implications in Jewish law, but also has tremendous symbolic value in our every day life. A tree, as plain as it may appear, is actually quite important. Put simplistically, the body […]

Final solutions

Final solutions January 21, 2001 Shalom. Yesterday was the sixtieth anniversary of the Wannsee Protocol, issued in Berlin on January 20, 1942. The protocol begins: “At the beginning of the discussion Chief of the Security Police and of the SD, SS-Obergruppenführer Heydrich, reported that the Reich Marshal had appointed him delegate for the preparations for the final solution of the […]

The Splendor of the Shomron

The Splendor of the ShomronJanuary 1, 2002 A few days ago I participated in a unique tour of Samaria (the Shomron), north of Jerusalem, with some friends visiting from New York. We spent the day with Shilo resident, Eira Rappaport, a wonderful tour guide and an amazing personality. I?d like to try and convey some of what we experienced while […]