The sport of rapelling (or sneppling, as it is known in Israel), is the art of  descending from a cliff by sliding down a rope which is sunken into the mountain above with stakes.  … more

You could almost hear the smack across the bow of the Obama administration on Wednesday as Speaker John Boehner invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress on … more

Recently, a new book was published with a curious title, “The People In Between,” by Robert Marx of Chicago’s Jewish Council on Urban Affairs. This interesting work, brought to … more

As predictably as birds flying south for the winter, last week’s abominable terrorist attack on the headquarters of the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, brought forth the … more

For these things I weep; my eye, yea my eye, sheds tears, for the comforter to restore my soul is removed from me; my children are desolate, for the enemy has prevailed.” (Eichah … more

One of the strangest dialogues in the entire Torah occurs in Va’Era, this week’s portion. At the behest of G-d, Moshe shares with the Jewish people that their redemption is at hand. … more

Planning certain events can be difficult and time-consuming. Getting together with the girls for dinner should not be.  A few weeks ago my friend Smadar sent a group message to five … more

As predictably as birds flying south for the winter, last week’s abominable terrorist attack on the headquarters of the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, brought forth the usual … more

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas denounced as “heinous” the attack on French satirists who mocked Islam. That must have come as quite a surprise to the Palestinian … more

In this week's Torah portion, we read about about G-d's instruction to Moshe to have the soon-to-be-freed Jews ask of their taskmasters, "Please, speak into the ears of the People, and let them … more