This morning one of the headlines adorning the Jerusalem Post reads, “Israel mulls PA troops in Hebron.” When called the previous evening for a reaction to this story, one of the points I made was, “Israel is allowing armed terrorists to ‘legally’ return to Jenin. After the number of soldiers we lost in Jenin cleaning out the terrorist nests there, […]
Read moreAdar Bet 4, 5768, 3/11/2008 An open letter to dearest Ehud we have no way of preventing these rocket attacks from recurringOur dearest Ehud,We would like to express our deepest gratitude to you following your visit to Ashkelon earlier today. We found your statement there, to the Jewish people of the city quite informative and encouraging. You told the people […]
Read moreThis morning I must admit: I did something I’m not wont to do. I read an article called ‘Heads to the right,’ penned by Gideon Levy in Haaretz newspaper. Even stranger, I actually agreed with some of what he wrote. Not everything, of course, but bits and pieces. For example, the 2nd paragraph: Mercaz Harav is the flagship of the […]
Read moreAdar Bet 2, 5768, 3/9/2008 Damage control – wall-style I’d thought to write this morning about how Shabbat was quiet and relaxing. A Jerusalem men’s choir visited Hebron and Kiryat Arba. They sang us through Sabbath morning prayers at Ma’arat HaMachpela, and it was just what the doctor ordered. Something of a cleansing of the soul. But… What can you […]
Read moreAdar 30, 5768, 3/7/2008 Torn into pieces Last night was a bad dream – no, a nightmare, really really bad. The kind of events you try not to think about. After managing to express a few of my thoughts (posted in my previous blog) I managed to get some sleep. Total exhaustion forced the sleep on me, but surely it […]
Read moreAdar 29, 5768, 3/6/2008 Thoughts after the terror attack -Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav I was sitting in my office tonight, meeting with the director of Mattot-Arim, activist Susie Dym, when the beeper started beeping. I read it, wiped my eyes, and read it again: 20:42 – (8:42 PM) – Magen David Adom Jerusalem reports shooting inside Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav in Jerusalem. […]
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