Av 28, 5768, 8/29/2008 Ten years without Rebbi Shlomo Tomorrow, Shabbat, it will be ten years. Ten years ago, Thursday, the eve of the first day of the last month of the Hebrew calendar. Ma’arat HaMachpela, the tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs was fully open to Jewish worship. In early evening Rabbi Ovadiya Yosef arrived in Hebron, the first […]
Read moreShabak ShalomSept. 25, 2008 There are some events that can be overlooked. Others, well, you have to be out of your mind to ignore them. So it is with the attack last night against Professor Zeev Sternhell in Jerusalem. Before continuing, 2 points: 1. (To keep me out of jail) – I do not believe in leaving bombs in the […]
Read moreMiracles and more miraclesSept 21, 2008 A block landed next to her and literally bounced over her, leaving her unharmed.OK, with everything that’s going on, let’s get off the politics for a minute and talk about bigger and better things. Around this time of the year, as we approach the end of one year and the beginning of another, new […]
Read moreAv 17, 5768, 8/18/2008 Gestures This afternoon a group of people gathered at the ancient Jewish cemetery in Hebron to participate in a memorial service on the anniversary of the killing of Hebron resident Elazar Leibovitch six years ago. Murdered at the same time were three members of the Dickstein family- the mother, father and young son. Elazar Leibovitch was […]
Read more“Abbas wants his troops in Hebron”Sept 17, 2008 The Israeli internet news site, ynet(ynetnews-) posted an articleheadlining: “Abbas wants his troops in Hebron” According to the article’s author, Roni Sofer, ” Israel is examining the possibility of expanding the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority’s security forces to include Hebron, this following a request made by the PA. The move would […]
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