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Illuminating the TruthDecember 4, 2002 Hanukkah is known as the festival of lights. A little illumination certainly wouldn?t hurt.  Recent headlines told us that Israel?s UN ambassador, Yehuda Lancry, expressed Israel?s willingness to accept a ?two states for two people? policy. Prime Minister Sharon and Foreign Minister Netanyahu quickly repudiated the statement. It was also publicized that Defense Minister Mofaz […]

A Field of LifeNovember 18, 2002 Exactly two years ago, early on a Friday morning, Rina Didovsky and Eliyahu Ben Ami were shot and killed, just outside Hebron. I distinctly remember returning to the office after having visited the scene of the murder feeling numb. It?s the kind of sensation I experience only after such dreadful kinds of events. For […]

Ouch, That Hurts!November 6, 2002 I have an idea for anyone looking to win the Nobel Prize for Medicine: find a preventative medicine for aches and pains. There are lots of people over here hurting real bad. To win the prize it?s not going to be enough to find a cure for the aches and pains themselves; what?s needed is […]

Backing Out of a Dead End October 28, 2002 Shalom. There are two reasons to use a map.  Most frequently, to know how to get somewhere, which roads to use, where to go. But there’s also a second reason: to know where NOT to go. Sometimes a map will outline back roads, which you are better off avoiding. Other times […]

Setting Priorities Oct. 24, 2002 Shalom. On Saturday night Ariel Sharon participated in a very late night meeting, which concluded after two in the morning. The meeting was of such dire importance that the Prime Minister himself realized that he had no choice but to become personally involved. Why was the Prime Minister so concerned? Who did Sharon meet with […]

Declaring war on Eretz YisraelOct. 14, 2002 Shalom. Tonight we are going to play the game: “Who said it?” Ready? Who said, “Run, grab hills?” Let me give you a hint. The statement wasn’t made yesterday. It was made in a speech almost exactly four years ago, on November 16, 1998.  In an article appearing in the Jerusalem Post, correspondent […]

The Eternal GandhiOct. 7, 2002 Shalom. There was a time, years ago, when marking the annual remembrance day of the murder of a Hebron resident, or someone I knew personally, I would make it a point to speak about them, especially on the first anniversary of their death. Over the past two years so many people have been taken from […]

WordsSept 30, 2002 Shalom. Tonight I’d like to speak to you for a few minutes about a subject, which on the face of it, is very dull and boring. That subject is, simply, words. Having authored countless articles and news releases over the past seven or eight years, I have an appreciation for words. Anyone who follows the press knows […]

Succot Terror AttackSept. 23, 2002 Shalom. At about 6:20 tonight an Arab terrorist opened fire on Jewish visitors in Hebron, near the Avraham Avinu neighborhood. One man was killed and two or three people were wounded, including two children who were shot in the legs and are listed in moderate condition. During the Succot holiday, thousands visit Hebron. Today was […]

The utmost example of true faithSept. 23, 2002 Shalom.  This commentary is ususally concerned with political issues, about Hebron, or Israel in general. Other times it deals with human interest stories. As we are presently in the middle of the Succot holidays, tonight, I’d like to make a switch and give a short ‘dvar torah’ or religious analysis of our […]