This past week I attended a beautiful wedding here in Jerusalem. As with most things, what made it beautiful were the people there. This is not to say the food, or the hall, or the band — or for that matter, any of the physical aspects of the wedding — lacked in any way whatsoever; [...]
Archive for December, 2007
The Right Stuff
Posted in Books, People, Torah Portions, Uncategorized, tagged Jewish Leadership, Joseph, Shlomo Goren, VaYechi, Yehuda on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
With apologies for the length of this post …
In last week’s Torah portion, VaYechi, the patriarch Jacob — well over 100 years old — lies close to death surrounded by his loving family. In a touching scene, just before he passes from this world to the next, Jacob gathers his children close to him – the [...]
Spiritual Diplomacy
Posted in Ideas, People, tagged Attorneys General, Israel, piritual diplomacy, Shabbat Dinner on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In a previous post, I wrote about my experience of hosting a number of political dignitaries recently, first at our Jerusalem Synagogue Shir Hadash and then afterwards at our home for Friday night Shabbat dinner. As I noted in that post, it was a true privilege to host this group of visitors to Israel — all [...]
Getting Drunk on Water
Posted in Ideas, People on Friday, December 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Last night was the first really good rain of the season here in Israel – and I use the word ‘good’ purposely. After all, the rain last night was not just strong and steady, but it — like all rain here — was also good for Israel. On one level — the physical level — understanding [...]
Without A Doubt vs. Without Doubt
Posted in People, Torah Portions, tagged Finding God, Joseph, Tzadik, VaYeshev, Yosef on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When I first moved to Israel I befriended an individual who used to call me Tzadik(Righteous One). I must admit I found the practice somewhat gratifying. There I would be walking the streets and my friend would call out to me from across the way: “Tzadik! How are you? Tzadik! Let’s get together soon. Tzadik …” What [...]
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Posted in Events, tagged Aharon Razel, Chaim Dovid, K'Shoshana, Shlomo Carlebach, Shlomo Katz on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
… or at least I hope it does.
I must begin with an apology — namely, that I have not blogged for so long. There are a number of reasons why this has been so, most of which I hope are now corrected.
With this apology out of the way, let’s now get back to business. The first [...]
