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Adar 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. […]

There are times when you (I) think you've seen everything. And then something new pops up and you (I) pinch yourself, trying to discover if it's real or just a dream. I've been pinching myself a lot lately, and each time I'm shocked to discover that it's not a dream.  Let me preface the forthcoming story with three short introductions. First, […]

FYI-Israel, February, 2008, almost Independence Day #60 February 28, 2008 But why stigmatize me for my entire life with a military profile which labels me as a mental case?This morning I spent about an hour watching a program broadcast a few nights ago on Israel television. (If you speak Hebrew it’s worth watching it yourself.) There were two stories presented: […]

OU, Bnei Brith, & Hadassah endorsing palestinian state? February 28, 2008 A short time ago I received the following document. According to my sources, this was initiated by Israeli Foreign Minister Tzippy Livni. (A little while ago I posted an important blog entry – but that was before I received this.) Listed below the document are members of the Jewish Council […]

Have you ever wondered why, when you have an infection, it hurts. For example, if you have a tooth that’s rotted, or you’ve cut yourself badly, but in a place where you don’t necessarily see the wound, what would happen if it didn’t cause you pain? The answer is quite straightforward. The infection spreads, or if you’re bleeding, you keep […]

An Amen MealFebruary 17, 2008 From “Blessings from Hebron” – David Wilder A specially baked cake, prepared by Elisheva, with theword Amen (in Hebrew) written on it.) As I’m writing this, a very special event is taking place a few meters from where I’m sitting. Usually I sit in our living room, staring at this screen. However, tonight I was […]

Why Hebron: – An Open Answer to Michael (Question 11) February 12, 2008 My answer, many times over is, how can you not bring children to Hebron?In all seriousness, wouldn’t it be safer for the settlers to treat Hebron like Shechem? You never had people living in Shechem, endangering their children. There were just students who came in to study […]

Photos: http://www.hebron.com/english/gallery.php?id=238Video: http://www.hebron.com/english/show.php?id=83More on Ohr Shlomo Torah Study Center: www.ohrshlomo.com A few years ago I wrote about a special wedding which took place at Ma’arat HaMachpela. At that time Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen Kook’s grandson was married at that holy site. Rav Kook, Israel’s first Chief Rabbi, was one of the most significant Rabbis and Jewish thinkers in the past […]

WinogKatifI recall, over twenty years ago, during and after the first Lebanese War, hearing the Chief Rabbi of Hebron-Kiryat Arba, speak about the bloody conflict in the north. He exclaimed, time and time again, ‘who knows if the expulsion in the south didn’t cause the war in the north.’ Most people have forgotten by now, that shortly prior to the […]

It’s out of the theatre of the absurd. Yesterday a colleague of mine received a phone call from an officer in an IDF unit stationed in Hebron. He had a request/demand. Two soldiers are stationed outside Beit HaShalom for security purposes. The officer told my friend that the soldiers are ‘cold’ and requested/demanded that people in the building supply them […]