Recent Writings
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One Jerusalem ?!
Read more →: One Jerusalem ?!The ambition in many quarters in Israel is that now when the peace process is going nowhere and the Oslo Accords are falling apart, we should abandon the…
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Images of terror just do not fit
Read more →: Images of terror just do not fitIt doesn’t matter how many years you live in Jerusalem, if that is all your life or just some years, the magic of this holy city fills your…
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Sukkot and Simchat Torah
Read more →: Sukkot and Simchat Torah“You shall live in Sukkot seven days; all citizens of Israel shall live in Sukkot, in order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people…
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Open our doors
Read more →: Open our doorsSukkot is one of my favourite festivals since my childhood in Israel, its the holiday of the open tent. We marry under a chuppah that is open on…
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Yom Kippur and Sukkot are closely linked by the Book of Jonah
Read more →: Yom Kippur and Sukkot are closely linked by the Book of JonahOur Jewish tradition says that immediately at the conclusion of Yom Kippur, one should occupy oneself with the mitzvah of building the sukkah. Typically, one engages in a…
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Shabbat Shuvah
Read more →: Shabbat ShuvahTurn us unto You, Adonai, that we may be turned. Renew our days as of old. -Lamentations 5:21This Shabbat is Shabbat Shuvah – The Shabbat that falls between…
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Parashat Nitzavim and Rosh HaShanah
Read more →: Parashat Nitzavim and Rosh HaShanah„I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse; therefore choose life,…
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The Edge of Everything
Read more →: The Edge of EverythingWe gathered,all of us,having walked this long roadBefore. There is so much I don’tremember of it:Coldand dustand heat-cracked pavement And noise!God, the noise–It could tear you apartand get…
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Appearing before a rabbinical court
Read more →: Appearing before a rabbinical courtOne of the best rewards that I could receive as a Rabbi, teacher and a friend is the following letter that Neebashnee sent to me. Especially during this…
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Parashat KiTavo: Embedding in the past
Read more →: Parashat KiTavo: Embedding in the pastIn Ki Tavo the Israelites are commanded to bring their first fruits as an offering: “When you come into the land that the Eternal your God is giving…
