Land of Milk and Honey
In Bereshit 12:1, G–d enjoins his faithful servant, our forefather Abraham, “Go from your land, from your birthplace and from your father’s home to the land that I will show you.” That land is the land of Canaan. G–d tells Abraham to leave the comfort of his home and his birthplace. He is asked to […]
Digging for the Truth
In Bereshit 6:13, G-d tells Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before me for the earth is filled with violence through them.” So, G-d commands Noah to construct an ark the size of a stadium to fit “Of every clean animal . . .seven each of male and female and of every unclean […]
How It All Started
In chapter 1 of the book of Bereshit, we are informed about the course of events leading toward the formation of the universe. On the first day, light appeared and a division formed between day and night. On the second day, the firmament sets apart the heavens from terrestrial life. On the third day, the […]
A State Of Dichotomies
The U.S. dollar is taking a beating against world currencies. The Israeli Shekel is one of the best, if not the best performing currency in the world. Airfares to Israel have skyrocketed as a result of the weakening dollar and the huge increase in the price of a barrel of oil. On the other hand. […]
Faith and Love
Dear supporters of a Jewish state of Israel, A moment or two after a katyusha rocket comes close to killing you is a good time to reflect on one’s life. We had been delivering supplies the entire day to the beleaguered residents of the village of Shlomi, on the Israeli side of the Lebanese border. […]
Don’t Believe The Hype
I don’t remember who it was, but a very successful businessman once told me that a small positive article, perhaps no more than a single column in the New York Times, is worth far more than three (3) pages of advertisements in the very same newspaper. “People believe the press” he said. His point was […]
Imagine
Imagine your home and all of your belongings whisked away in a natural disaster. We shudder at the thought. We hope that it will never happen to us. Unfortunately, though, a similar disaster has befallen our brethren once residing in Gaza / Gush Katif. The homes of families from Gaza / Gush Katif were destroyed. […]
What, Are You Crazy?
Nahariya by the Sea: Not a day at the Beach For the second time in a week, we were back in Nahariya. The beautiful boardwalk was still beautiful, yet it was missing something — life. There wasn’t a single person walking along the beach. Virtually nothing was open. No shops, nor restaurants nor cafes. The […]
Because You are a Jew
As Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister of the not–so–democratic State of Israel, addressed the politicians in Washington, B’Ahavat Yisrael representatives were busy unloading supplies for the Shavuot holiday for some of our brothers and sisters who are temporarily residing in a very secluded community called Shekef. These residents of Shekef were living in various communities in […]
Engage the Dis–Engaged: Sustaining the Pioneers of Greater Israel
Oslo has failed, as did the original Camp David. Israel has made many concessions and many Jews have died and many, many, more have been injured. The members of Israel’s political establishment have no answers. They caused the mess and they are only making it messier. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, long an advocate of settling […]