Yom Hazikaron - Remembrance Day

Today is Israel’s Remembrance Day. Unlike Memorial Day in the United States, where the focus is on a day off of work, picnics and parades - in Israel the focus is on those who have died, their families and their loved ones. When I lived in Israel and attended the National Ceremony, it was [...]

Shavuah Tov & Activism

Shavuah tov, a good new week to each and all of you.
This week an important march will occur in Washington, DC. the March for Women’s Lives, a march in
“support of reproductive freedom and justice for all women. Threats to these rights have never been so systematic and coordinated, and the lives and health of women [...]

Some new links

Hi. Just a quick update - look in the right side column for new links: new ring, new blog and a counter for the refuseniks. Let me know what you think.

Weekly Torah Portion Study

Shalom l’kulam (hello, everyone). This week’s Torah Portion is Tazria Metzora. I have chosen a study link which has an awesome collection of sermons and essays named Torah from Dixie.
Now go and study!

Encouraging Project of Dialogue between Israeli Jews and Israel Arabs

Duet is an encouraging project of journalism, sharing, learning, listening and reading between Israeli Arab and Israeli Jewish journalists.
This seems encouraging. Every bit of learning, talking and growth contributes to dismantling stereotypes and hatred.
[Thanks to Kesher Talk for the tip.]

Scary

Thank G-d, this Passover has been relatively quiet in Israel. Of course, that is largely because the West Bank and Gaza are completely sealed, meaning no movement of the Palestinians. Such tough choices to make. Yet, the attacks which were stopped were horrific. Take a look at this story from JTA, [...]

Some new links in Jewish blogging

One of the goals of this blog is to promote learning and discussion and in that vain, here are more Jews and Israelis who blog.
Protocols, a blog maintained by a group of writers (as is Kesher Net).
Sitting on a Fence, subtitled “Reflections on politics, ideas, culture, and other serious distractions ‘He has sat on [...]

Biblical texts for Passover

There are many texts which we read during Passover. Here is a website with the texts and some information on them.
Go and study!

Passover Links

Passover begins tonight at sundown. I hope you have a wonderful and freedom-filled seder.
The web is full of many excellent Passover/Pesach links. Here are just a few:
Food sites for Passover:
Food for Passover
Food
Forum
Passover
recipes from ShalomBoston
General Passover Information
Basics of Passover - the Seder Plate, Hosting a Seder…
Calling out in the Dark (article on Passover)
Cleaning [...]

Powerful Story from a Survivor of a Suicide Bombing

Jerusalem Post reporter Erik Schechter was on the bus bobmed by a Palestinian Policeman on January 19th. His story of survival and recovery is a powerful one. Read his Memoirs of the moderately wounded for his story.
[Thanks to Harry, The View from Here]