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If Bret Stephens spent any time outside his circle, he would know that far from all Jews are smart. He would know that far from… Read More »Why “Jews are Smart” (they are not).

Aside from some added traffic and re-routing of buses, the city is generally quiet. We live in Tel Aviv next door to a predominantly black… Read More »The Riots In The Cities

She turned to me and tears were streaming from her eyes. The thought that someone would say, that she never never felt trauma pierced her… Read More »No Longer A Stranger in a Stranger’s Land

A Rabbi shot in the hand, an 8-year-old girl who moved from Sderot and her 32-year-old uncle visiting from Israel, a mother with a 22-year-old… Read More »Enemy of My Enemy is Not My Friend

Dear Mr. Rafael Castro, I read your “open letter” to me and my people. While I appreciate the sentiment, your love for our land and… Read More »Response to Mr. Rafael Castro.

It’s nine o’clock on Thursday night. Friday night in the Middle East. The weekend’s here and all are heading home or with their kids, or… Read More »Cloudy With a Chance of Missiles

It’s an early Wednesday morning when I put on my shoes and pop in my head phones. I turn on my running app and begin… Read More »The 2500 killed in Israel every year that no one talks about.

I always felt that I was good at languages until I came to Israel. I was born in Ukraine and learned to speak Russian and… Read More »The Challenge of Learning Hebrew

I land in Kochin and the curry and smoke smell of India hits me as I step off the plane. I’ve been to India twice… Read More »Jewish Kochin-Portuguese India