Category Archives: News

Tuesday in Tel Aviv

This morning, Michael J. Totten, writing in Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish, mentions something I haven’t heard a whit about, which is exactly the point of the article. Meanwhile, the Opinion Editor in the Daily Aztec, Veronica Rollin, begs for an … Continue reading


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Commentary on the Torah portion and current events

I delivered this drash this past Shabbat, Saturday, July 22, at Ohr Shalom. I’m proud to say that the Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, shares my sentiments, as evidenced by his speech to the Knesset [Hebrew, English] on July … Continue reading


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I know a few lawyers, and they’re not at all this ignorant.

This morning’s Answers.com Daily Highlights linked to an AP story about an ugly legal battle in Chicago involving the circumcision of a young boy. In the middle of the piece, I found this gem: David Llewellyn, an Atlanta attorney who … Continue reading


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Jews in Shanghai. Wait, WHERE?!

No, really. NPR did a great story about the Jewish community in Shanghai this morning.


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Fantastic find in Ramla

Spotted on Yahoo! News: Prehistoric ecosystem found in Israeli cave via Answers.com Daily Highlights (Answers.com, incidentally, was founded by Israelis).


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News about/from Israel, without the politics, the conflict, etc.

Impossible, you say? Israel21c (Israel 21st Century), I respond. My dad sent me a link to a Fox News story (Flash video) from April about a futuristic military defense development that could help the American forces in Iraq (not to … Continue reading


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Good news, bad news… just news.

Life & death in Israel: U.S. teen hurt in Tel Aviv suicide bombing in April dies of wounds, while on the same day, The terrorist who planned the attack is killed by the IDF One of the things I want … Continue reading


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