A crocodile’s dessertNov 27, 2009 Another hour and a half and it will be Shabbat. The Sabbath starts early this time of the year.I’ve been thinking back. A week ago today I was in New York, staying with friends in Queens, getting ready for our annual Hebron Fund dinner. Shabbat there was very pleasant; a quiet and holy atmosphere, nice […]
Read moreRambam Day in HebronOctober 27, 2009 In 1165 Moshe ben Maimon, known as Maimonides or the Rambam, visited Eretz Yisrael. In the preface to his commentary on the Talmudic tractate of Rosh Hashana he writes of his visit to Hebron. “And on the first day of the week, the ninth day of the month of MarCheshvan, I left Jerusalem for […]
Read moreKol HaKavod to the IDF’s Healthy soldiersOctober 23, 2009 Arutz 7 in Hebrew [http://www.inn.co.il/News/News.aspx/195691] screened a short video showing yesterday’s swearing-in ceremony of soldiers from the Kfir infantry brigade at the Kotel in Jerusalem. Such ceremonies are usually very emotional, with family members and friends attending, as the new soldiers complete their basic training.Such a ceremony is very symbolic, with the […]
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