Slaves We Were
Traditionally, Passover (‘Pesach’ in Hebrew) represents the holiday of freedom. According to the legend (perceived as history by many), it was the time the ancient Hebrews escaped slavery. In Passover...
View ArticleRehearsing Reality
Israel won the 2018 Eurovision song contest. Great! This means that next year (2019) – the contest is due to take place in the Holy Land. It’s a big opportunity for income and public relations. For...
View ArticleUntil Death Do Us Unite
And you thought a Jew is a Jew is a Jew. Maybe, but even if so, a synagogue is still not a synagogue. Following the terrible shooting of many Jewish people inside a synagogue in Pittsburgh,...
View ArticlePolitical Chaos with a Lesson
The big parties in the Israeli parliament (the “Knesset”) quarrel over the image of the future government. One of the main issues? Things associated with a bit more separation of church and state. In...
View ArticleHow the IDF Is Going to Win the War
A soldier in the IDF has been put into a month of detention, because… a package of hamburger was found in his private fridge, in his room. Now, let me make this clear: This was not an issue of health....
View ArticleTerror and Supermarkets
And again… elections in Israel. What do you know. And the “new star” this time is an extreme-right party. The name? “Religious Zionism”. The agenda? Depends on whom you ask. The candidates of...
View ArticleHELP – My Country Is Being Robbed!
My country is being robbed. There is no other way to describe it. A mixture of extreme religious parliament members together with some other self-proclaimed democracy experts gathered to turn this...
View ArticleSeparation of Bread and State
Israel is a country trained in suffering from terrorism. It’s therefore very common to meet guards at the entrances of public buildings and institutions, searching for hidden weapons (or other...
View ArticleForcing Ancient Laws
“And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his...
View ArticleThe Good Things in Religion
There are also some beautiful things in religion. In almost every religion. Although the religious believers think that the religious laws originate from “God”, in practice they were of course phrased...
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