UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Halellujah! THIS is democracy!!ArleneApril 28, 2023April 28, 2023 by ArleneApril 28, 2023April 28, 20230150 My last posting was a celebration of the miracle of Israel. Today I want to begin by carrying that theme forward. The words of Hatikva
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Embrace the Miracle!!”ArleneApril 26, 2023April 26, 2023 by ArleneApril 26, 2023April 26, 20230122 Today was Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day. And the miracle is Israel. With all the angst and tension we’ve been feeling these days, it is
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Solemnity and National Mourning”ArleneApril 25, 2023April 26, 2023 by ArleneApril 25, 2023April 26, 20230122 April 25. 2023 “Solemnity and National Mourning” Today is Yom Hazikaron – Memorial Day: A day on which we mourn all those who have died
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Outrage: Lessons Not Learned!!”ArleneApril 20, 2023April 26, 2023 by ArleneApril 20, 2023April 26, 20230128 On Monday night and Tuesday, we observed Yom HaShoah – officially known as Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day – here in Israel. We honor
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Glimmers of Hope in Tough, Tough Times!!”ArleneApril 14, 2023April 14, 2023 by ArleneApril 14, 2023April 14, 20230154 Well, the Pesach holiday has now come to an end, and we are back to “normal,” whatever that is. The weather certainly has not been
UncategorizedFrom Israel: The Joy, the Anguish and the Outrage!!ArleneApril 9, 2023April 14, 2023 by ArleneApril 9, 2023April 14, 20230133 April 9, 2023 The Joy, the Anguish and the Outrage!! The joy, my friends, is the holiday of Pesach: a highlight of our year, with
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Prayer for the State of Israel”ArleneApril 3, 2023April 6, 2023 by ArleneApril 3, 2023April 6, 20230148 Israel needs your prayers. See to the end. It is no surprise, that I am posting again before Pesach. First, because I must report
UncategorizedFrom Israel: VERY URGENT: See It as It Is!!ArleneMarch 30, 2023April 6, 2023 by ArleneMarch 30, 2023April 6, 20230146 This may be my last posting before seder next week. And so here I wish everyone who is observing a Pesach kasher v’sameach! Again, I assure
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “With a Heavy, Heavy Heart!!”ArleneMarch 28, 2023March 31, 2023 by ArleneMarch 28, 2023March 31, 20230135 Israel truly is an anomaly in today’s world: A nation with a duly elected right-wing government in a sea of Western democracies that have all
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “The Good News and the Appalling Lies!!”ArleneMarch 24, 2023March 24, 2023 by ArleneMarch 24, 2023March 24, 20230148 This week one of my grandsons entered the army. He was brought by his parents to a gathering point for new IDF recruits, and there,