Almost 40 years ago, Yasser Arafat sent five Palestinian terrorists into an Olympic Village that was supposed to be dedicated to peace and international cooperation. Their mission was to shock the world by kidnapping and killing the Israeli Olympic team. more

“You wanna know how to get Capone? They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. *That’s* the *Chicago* way! And that’s how you get Capone. Now do you want to do that? Are you ready to do that? I’m offering you a deal. Do you want this deal?--Sean Connery as Jim Malone in The Untouchables (1987)” more

In about a week from now, the world will tune in to watch the opening ceremonies of the London Olympic Games. With all of the fanfare it deserves, this event brings together most of the world in harmony unseen in almost every other part of international relations. In principle, the Olympics were founded with the goal of placing “sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.” more

With the onset of the annual commemoration of The Nine Days now upon us, I shall devote this week’s essay to a brief review of a major work that employs the literary-theological method focusing on a unique analysis from this week’s concluding chapters from the Book of Numbers, Bamidbar. more

Each year, during the nine days, I always marvel at the amount of people waiting on line at the kosher dairy restaurants around town. more

On the 21st day of the Hebrew month of Tamuz, I celebrated my birthday. On that day, I was informed by one of my patients that one could give brachot more

In 1986, an Israeli fighter-plane was shot down over Lebanon, and the pilot and navigator, safely ejected from the burning plane, found themselves trapped behind enemy lines. more

Reading through Bamidar Chapter 22, one gets mixed feelings. The Bnei Gad and Bnei Reuven (tribes of Gad and Reuven) look at the land the Israelites have recently conquered, East of the Jordan, and they realize they have a match made in heaven. more

Pinchas is most famous for his act of zealotry in punishing Zimri for his immoral act of defiance, which he perpetrated in front of Moshe and the elders, as a clear affront to G-d. more

Nineteen hundred and forty two years ago, this week, (on the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz) the end finally began. After two and a half years of siege, the Roman Legions broke through the ancient walls of Jerusalem, and began their savage rampage of pillage and looting through the streets of Jerusalem. more