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A Siyum for Klal Yisroel at Yad Eliyohu The first item of interest this week is the Siyum HaShas that was held last Monday. You...

When Will the Netanyahu Trial Begin? It has been a lively and eventful time in Israel, but not a happy one. The ongoing clashes within...

A Killing in Iraq On Friday morning, the front page stories in the Israeli newspapers had been rendered irrelevant by the time they hit the...

De Blasio’s Promise and the Stabbing in Monsey On Sunday morning, all three daily chareidi newspapers in Israel (Yated Neeman, Hamevasser, and Hamodia) contained articles...

Running to Light Candles With all due respect to all the political news, to the battle between Netanyahu and Gideon Saar, and even to recent...

A Pardon for Netanyahu? Just a week ago, I wrote that the submarine affair had spawned several indictments. But while it was a major news...

A New Idea: Direct Elections for Prime Minister The country is now headed towards a third election, this time on...

Mark Your Calendars: Elections Ahead We have gone past the point of madness. The political system in the State of Israel is like a truck...

A Country with Every Reason to Be Depressed Last week, I wrote about the gloomy atmosphere that has been pervading our country. This week, the...

Sadness and Dread in the Air As one day follows another, we watch the events taking place here in Israel and realize that there is...

Where Is the Light at the End of the Tunnel? Last week, I wrote a lengthy article in which I sardonically noted that the State...

Missiles in the South Tell me something: Is ten a large number or a small one? Of course, that is a ridiculous question. Everything is relative,...

The Political Deadlock Still Holds Strong It has been a long time since we last “met,” and we are now deep into the winter of...

Rav Shlomo Maimon, beloved rov of the Seattle community and a spiritual guide and mentor to thousands, went to his eternal rest a few...

Sukkos Memories The holiday of Sukkos is different for everyone, and every person has his own individual memories of Sukkos. I remember the Sukkos holidays of...

Running Out of Gas We have reached the end of the year. The year 5780 is almost upon us. It is time to trade in...

Following the rough-and-tumble of a second Israeli election in the span of six months, the results of the do-over were almost the same as...

Last Wednesday, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s bodyguards were working overtime. The prime minister was visiting the city of Chevron for a government-sponsored event. It was the...

Fifty years after NASA sent men to the moon for the first time in human history, the agency has kicked off a campaign to...

The Month of Selichos and Elections Draws Near I don’t know what it is like in America, but we are already beginning to sense the...