The more things change…
After Israel’s most recent election, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—you may remember him—has ended Israel’s political deadlock in the opinion of Times of Israel blogger Sheldon Kirshner. Netanyahu and his coalition secured 64 of the Knesset’s 120...
Hanukkah and the Biblical “Silent Period”
The Maccabees made a lot of noise between the ministries of Malachi and John the Baptist. The setting of the Hannukah story is well-known to most Jews and Bible scholars thanks to 1 and 2 Maccabees, two books written during the biblical “silent period” and counted...
Apples, awe, honey and the joy of the Lord
Shanah tovah! It’s time once again in Israel and the world to celebrate the birthday of the universe, the day that G-d created Adam and Eve and Rosh Hashanah, the “head” of the Jewish New Year. On the morning following sundown on the eve of Tishrei 1 (September...
Israelis are Set to Go to the Polls. Again
Lately, Israelis have gone to the polls about as often as they visit their dentists, but their participation in elections have caused more anxiety. Come November we’ll do it again, and the political maneuvering that has already begun is, as always, laden with drama....
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