Monthly Archives: April 2016

Chag Same’ach – Shvi’i shel Pesach, the 7th day of Passover

Posted on 28 April 2016 by

The seventh day of Pesach, “Shvi’i shel Pesach”, begins tonight, running straight on into Shabbat tomorrow night, giving us an “8-day Pesach” along with our fellow Jews in the Diaspora (who celebrate an extra day of the festival). Shvi’i shel … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: If It’s darkest just before the dawn, why is it so light out there?

Posted on 26 April 2016 by

This is another guest post by Brian Goldfarb, who casts his characteristically optimistic  worldview on recent events and shows us that things are really not as bad as we are being led to believe by the media. This is certainly … Continue reading →

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Chag Kasher Vesame’ach – Happy Pesach!

Posted on 22 April 2016 by

This blog is going on semi-vacation over the next week during the Pesach (Passover) festival until after the chag (it finishes on the night of  29th April but then runs straight into Shabbat on the 30th). If you would like … Continue reading →

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Good News Thursday – pre-Pesach edition

Posted on 21 April 2016 by

Since tomorrow is erev Pesach, I won’t be posting my usual Good News Friday installment. Instead I decided to give you a pre-Pesach boost today with a slightly earlier Good News post. My first item is a delightful article by … Continue reading →

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Terror returns to Jerusalem: 21 hurt in bus bombing

Posted on 18 April 2016 by

This afternoon a bus exploded on the streets of Jerusalem, injuring 21 people, including apparently the bomber himself. Unusually for Israel there was initially a great deal of confusion and conflicting reports about the incident, with the authorities refusing to … Continue reading →

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The loss of Jewish rights on the Temple Mount – cause and effect

Posted on 18 April 2016 by

I know that I go on a bit (OK, a lot) about Israeli sovereignty in Israel, including Judea and Samaria, and Jewish rights on the Temple Mount in particular, but this week the cause and effect of not enforcing our … Continue reading →

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