King David wrote in the Book of Psalms, “Sur meRa v’ase tov” – which means, “Veer from evil and do good” (Psalms 34:15). This is an axiom whose purpose is to enable a framework of orderly life. That is, first prevent actions which are latently bad, and not only have no positive benefit to any and all, but are negative […]
Read moreDr. Irving Moskowitz – Enveloped in a cloud of holiness At Ma’arat HaMachpela – with Hebron children (photos David Wilder) Much has been written by many people about Dr. Irving Moskowitz zt”l since notification of his passing late last week. I too wrote a short piece on Facebook: A Tzaddik has left this world for a better world, Dr. Irving […]
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An archeological timeline of eternityby David Wilder, Eretz.Org Erev Yom Hebron 2016 Archeologists Immanuel Eisenberg and David Ben-Shlomo had just about wrapped up the excavations. Their finds were admirable. This wasn’t Eisenberg’s first Hebron dig. Back in 1999, working on the northern edge of Tel Hebron, his finds could not be described as anything less than astonishing. They ranged from […]
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