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Going Radio Silent... 26 Aug 2013 | 08:51 am
There must have been a time in the past 6+ years where I didn't post for a week, two, possibly more...there must have been, though at this moment, I can't remember it. I barely slept last night - les...
Humility... 25 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Humility is realizing that you have to ask for help and worse, you have to accept it. Humility is having people ask for your Hebrew name and knowing you should give it. In Judaism, while we are aliv...
The Next Ayaan Hirsi Ali 23 Aug 2013 | 10:28 am
I couldn't stop thinking of Ayaan Hirsi Ali when I saw this video. It is unimaginable that an 11 year old could speak these words, know these things, fear these things...and from her own family. This ...
Yaakov....Yaakov...Yaakov...Yaakov...and... 20 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
...his beautiful wife and their beautiful daughters landed in Israel this morning. That's it - they've come home. Not to visit - never again will Yaakov be a visitor here. Then again, I'm not sure he ...
The Collective Jew 18 Aug 2013 | 04:24 pm
I keep trying to make this point to show what I believe is the unique Israel. In the last few weeks, three incidents have happened that once again reinforce what I have known all my life. Am I wrong t...
A Woman of Courage and Strength 18 Aug 2013 | 01:12 am
When I was little, my parents didn't have much money so family vacations were non-existent. But somehow, for years if I remember correctly, my uncle and aunt invited me to spend a week at their house....
Coming Home....Twenty Years 16 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
On August 16, 1993...I boarded an El Al jet with a three year old and a six year old. I was terrified; I was exhausted. I had nine suitcases, six carry-ons, a baby carriage and a car seat. My husband ...
A Daughter's Tears 14 Aug 2013 | 02:56 pm
I owe Amira an apology and I think I'm giving it here. She's worried about me, my shoulder, my inability to stop trying to do everything and anything. I'm supposed to be waiting for my surgery and not...
Their Heroes and Ours... 14 Aug 2013 | 12:04 pm
I know I have said this before, but I have to say it now. This morning. Now. Last night, we released 26 murderers - cowards, terrorists. The most pathetic of "men." Really, to call them men is to insu...
Axes Are Weapons of War... 14 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
Isaac (The Courage of the Axe) was not the only person who was attacked...and even killed by the oh-so-brave Palestinian terrorist wielding an axe. Like Isaac, Avraham Kinstler was born in Europe lon...
