Israel
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure viii
An Arab terrorist decided to drive his car into a group of soldiers tonight. I had been close to that location earlier tonight. Although, I probably wouldn’t have been at... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure vii
“Welcome to Israel.” No, I’m not being redundant. This is what I hear every day, many times a day. The thing is, people aren’t saying it in a friendly, warm... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure vi
I’m heeere! After all the waiting, all the emotion, and taking care of all the specifics, I have arrived. The Nefesh B’Nefesh flight went smoothly and all the olim were... Read More »
Seeking a Different Birthright Israel experience
Over the past decade over 100,000 Jews from around the world have participated on Taglit Birthright Israel’s amazing 10-day trip. Each trip offers participants a unique experience to meet the... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure v
When first asked to write a column about my aliyah experience – I thought that at best, it would be a help to someone going through or wanting to go... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure iv
My last post was about the trials of packing, this post is about what I am feeling this very moment. I’m scared. It’s starting to really hit me. I think... Read More »
Perfection, Eugenics, Israel, and America
I will always remember Friday night. I came to a realization, an understanding, the veil of darkness was lifted from my eyes. I recall the mad dash before leaving for... Read More »
FUD on Israel attacking Iran
In his weekly opinion column on August 22, M.J. Rosenberg argues that Israel would endanger Jews living outside of Israel by attacking Iran. Furthermore, he rattles off a frightening laundry... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure iii
This is a rite of passage that I have to take, like many who came before me and many who will after me. This column is not here to... Read More »
Where Zionism Lives
By: Michael Dickson The despondency that marks the two year anniversary of the recent war in Lebanon is, for me, mitigated by the happy anniversary of my Aliyah, which coincides... Read More »
Alone Again (Not) Naturally
The week didn’t go at all as I expected. When Jody made plans for her and Amir to go to Cleveland for Jody’s grandmother’s 90th birthday at the same time... Read More »
Young Geeks gather in Israel
Israelis are full of ideas. The Silicon Wadi is only behind the Silicon Valley in terms of sheer numbers startups. One guy, Shai Agassi, is working on a viable electric... Read More »
New TV Show Attempts to Bridge the Religious Secular Divide
A new TV show that debuted earlier this month on the Israeli satellite company YES is the talk of the town across certain sectors of southern Jerusalem. “Srugim” (in English:... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure i
Phew! Coming up with a title for a column is hard work. So many I mulled over, brainstormed and massaged and I still landed with the original one. You’re probably... Read More »
Bulldozer Copycat Attack: On the Scene
My son Amir and I were downtown when the police cars and ambulances started zooming past us, their sirens blaring. We had just finished an ice coffee at The Coffee... Read More »
The Jewneric Leadership Series: Neil Gillman
Jewneric recently had the opportunity to speak with Neil Gillman, Aliyah Shaliach for the Jewish Agency for Israel for DC and its surrounding areas and a prominent Jewish leader. We... Read More »
Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev: Officially No Longer With Us
After year of prayer for the release of captures soldiers, two were returned this morning to Israel, but not alive. May the families of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev find... Read More »
Bridge of Strings: Monstrosity or Beauty?
Some have called it a monstrosity. To others it’s a thing of beauty. One thing’s for sure: the new Bridge of Strings at the entrance to Jerusalem, which was formally... Read More »
Waltz with Bashir: A non-review
A challenge is to talk about a movie without divulging any information about said movie. That is the problem with “Waltz with Bashir”, an animated movie I saw last night... Read More »
Bulldozer Rams Schoolbus and Cars Leaving Several Dead; BBC Reporter Witness Attack
A few hours ago, a Palestinian man took control of a bulldozer and drove over a bus and several cars leaving at least four dead. Yaffo Street, one of the... Read More »
