Shachar
Joy, Somber Reflection in Same Week
Dateline Jerusalem -- Within a one- week period, sirens could be heard throughout Israel, but not because we had been attacked even though, Israeli...
An Ironic Moment to Revisit Tragedies
Dateline Jerusalem -- Déjà vu, from the French, meaning "already seen." Deja vu is a feeling that an event already has been experienced in...
What Can We Do When Repeatedly Bombed
Dateline Jerusalem – As the capital of Israel, Jerusalem often is l defined as rhe City of Peace, so named by King David. In...
Clean Sweep — We Jews Were the First
Dateline Jerusalem -- Here is controversy as to the origins of "spring cleaning." Chinese believe sweeping their floors and cleaning their homes sweeps out the...
No Choice. In Israel, Be Prepared
Dateline Jerusalem -- The Girl Scout motto is "Be prepared." My mother was my Brownie leader. I was my daughter's Brownie leader. My daughter...
We Celebrate and We Pray
Dateline Jerusalem -- This week we celebrated Purim, a holiday of fun, rejoicing. Most importantly, though, is remembering history and thanking G-d for all the...
‘Proof’ Israel Does Not Exist
Dateline Jerusalem -- Last year in a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the U.S. President, not Congress, and certainly not Israel,...
No Mistaking Iran’s Intentions
Dateline Jerusalem -- Iran claimed this week to have test fired two ballistic missiles with "Israel Must be Wiped Out" written in Hebrew on...
Chinese Jews, Indian Jews, Even Ethiopians
Dateline Jerusalem -- Israel always has been a melting pot of ethnicities, cultures and traditions. When five women from the Chinese province of Kaifeng...
There Only Can Be One Home
Dateline Jerusalem -- I'm home. The home of my ancestors. The home where I get goosebumps, shivers, tears whenever I land here in Israel. ...
