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Good News Friday

Posted on 21 July 2017 by

It’s time for a palate-cleanser after the balagan of the past week, so here is a Good News Friday installment to put us all into a better mood for Shabbat. Let’s start with the amazing “Good Neighbour” program instituted by … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 9 September 2016 by

Thank goodness it’s Friday again and time for another Good News Friday installment. My first item is quite astounding: archeologists have managed to recreate the floor of the Bet Hamidkash, the Holy Temple, by piecing together fragments of floor tiles … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday for erev Tisha B’Av

Posted on 12 August 2016 by

Today is not a regular Friday. It is Erev Tisha B’Av, and although we do not mourn on Shabbat (thus the fast is put off until Sunday), we are still carrying on in a more minor key than usual. Therefore … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 20 May 2016 by

Shabbat is approaching and with it, some relief from the annoyances of the usual everyday news. Talking of which, I will not be writing about the cabinet reshuffle, with all its associated politicking and analyses, until after Shabbat (bli neder). … Continue reading →

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Palestinian teacher of the year teaches non-violence while married to a terrorist

Posted on 6 April 2016 by

My headline might read as a feel-good story, of a reformed terrorist family who now teach peace, non-violence and tolerance. However the story is not quite like that at all. The husband of a Palestinian teacher who won “teacher of … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 4 March 2016 by

There are days, even weeks, when I feel so depressed by our situation – and I’m not talking only of the physical terror war against us but also, almost more importantly, of the propaganda war against Israel and the Jews … Continue reading →

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