CheshbonMay 29, 2003 Why cry over spilled milk’ Repetition of these tales is not an act of simple story-telling. As a matter of fact, these accounts are indicative of just about everything that has occurred in Israel ever since. And is still occurring today. From David Wilder This end of this week marks Jerusalem Day and Hebron Day ‘ the […]
Read moreReserved for ArikMay 26, 2003 Dear Emma and Abba, It’s time that I again fill you in. Yesterday, you cannot imagine what happened here. I’ve been here for over two years, but you know, time here isn’t like time where you are, there’s so much more. But yesterday, what a ruckus, what noise, what bewilderment. Everyone was running around, […]
Read moreThe Inner Core May 19, 2003 There are weeks when I ask myself, what are we going to talk about tonight. And there are weeks when there is so much to say, too much to say. Friday night, rather than pray at Ma’arat HaMachpela, over 100 people worshiped outside Beit Hadassah, in the street. It was 23 years ago, on […]
Read moreRejoicing in Our Land May 12, 2003 Shalom. Yesterday Arab terror stole its 768th victim of the Oslo War, fifty two year old Tzion David, father of six, including an eight year old son, who will never ever again play with his daddy. In today’s newspapers we are treated to the theatre of the absurd, pictures of a smiling Tzion […]
Read moreWalking alone May 5, 2003 Shalom. Tonight begins Yom HaZikaron, Israeli memorial day. Bituach Leumi, the Israeli version of Social Security, announced that in the past year two hundred and eighteen Israelis were killed in terror attacks with over five thousand five hundred injured. Amongst those killed were ‘the twelve heroes’, three Kiryat Arba civilians, belonging to the town’s emergency […]
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