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Collision Course June 27, 2005 Shalom. What can I say? The last few days have been very difficult. Friday afternoon Yechiel and Chava Levi were in Ashdod, paying a condolence call to friends in mourning. At first, when they received word of a terror attack outside Beit Hagai, the community where they live, Chava started saying Psalms. A little while […]

The Punishment Must Fit the Crime June 20, 2005 Well, it happened again. The inevitable. No, not really. The thirty-five year old man killed this morning by terrorists did not have to be the inevitable next victim. By all rights he should still be alive. When he left the northern Shomron community of Hermesh this morning, together with a fifteen […]

Super Glue June 6, 2005 Shalom. We are in the midst of Yom Yerushalayim – Jerusalem Day, the thirty-eighth anniversary of the liberation of the Holy City. Last night, here in Hebron, we had a festive prayer service at Ma’arat HaMachpela, which followed with singing, dancing and a D’var Torah – a short Torah lesson about Jerusalem. I then went […]

‘Orange Jews’ May 29, 2005 Shalom. I spent this past Shabbat with my wife in Beer Sheva. We answered a newspaper advertisement calling for volunteers to speak about Gush Katif and the Northern Shomron during a special Shabbat labeled “Standing Tall.” People spoke in cities throughout Israel, focusing on Sharon’s expulsion program, and what to do about it. My talks […]

Let’s Play Mortars and MissilesMay 23, 2005 High level sources, close to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon are leaking. Drip, drip, drop. The rabbit is out of the hat. Sharon is in big trouble. Behind the scenes political analysts say that, quite literally, “the oil is boiling and an overflow is immanent.”  Recent secret polls show that a majority of Israelis […]

Riding on Bush’s (Donkey) May 22, 2005 High level sources, close to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon are leaking. Drip, drip, drop. The rabbit is out of the hat. It seems that Sharon’s frequent trips to the United States are not incidental. Behind the scenes political analysts say that, quite literally, “the oil is boiling and an overflow is immanent.”  The […]

Jonathan, Welcome Home May 17, 2005 Independence Day ceremonies in Hebron are special. Standing in front of Ma’arat HaMachpela, site of the first real estate transaction in Eretz Yisrael; in Hebron, the first Jewish city in Eretz Yisrael; site of the tombs of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca and Lea, the first Jews in Eretz Yisrael; celebrating the rebirth […]

A Tale of Three FamiliesMay 15, 2005 I left for Gush Katif with my wife and three of our children just after eight in the morning. An hour and a half later, we arrived at the Kissufim junction. From David Wilder Last year, as you may recall, following Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzma’ut), I wrote an article called “The Traffic Jam that […]

‘The Jews will be victorious’An interview with Naomi Ofen May 9, 2005 Shalom. Last night 34 year old Neria Ofen, from the Yitzhar community, was incarcerated via an administrative arrest warrant. This morning I interviewed his wife, Naomi. Tell us a little about your family: We have a regular family with four cute children. We live on the eastern hilltop […]

He Haita l’Rosh Pinaby David Wilder The Jewish Community of Hebron May 2, 2005 Shalom. Passover is now behind us. The holiday was both relaxing and invigorating – a chance to spend more time with the family and more time with Am Yisrael. Here in Hebron, well over 30,000 visitors flocked to the streets, partaking in tours of Ma’arat HaMachpela […]