Category Archives: Israeli Society

“Strangers,” in Israel and America

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

We had a guest from America in our shul this week who discussed the week’s portion, lech lecha. She focused on the question of the treatment of the ger, the person who is a non-Jew in Eretz Yisrael and (variously) … Continue reading →

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Hey America: Israel is Losing It Too!

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

I know that I sound like a broken record. OK, none of you are old enough to know what that sounds like. How about a scratched CD, one that plays the same phrase over and over and over: Bibi, Gantz, … Continue reading →

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Kahane was Both Right and Wrong

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Last week I wrote a post entitled “Kahane was Right.” Apparently, the name “Kahane” has great power. One publication republished my article, and then tried to post it on its Facebook page, only to have it blocked, presumably because saying … Continue reading →

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Young Woman is the Latest Jewish Hostage

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Zion, will you not ask after the welfare of your prisoners, Who seek your welfare, and are the remnant of your flock? – Rabbi Yehuda Halevi Israel still doesn’t have a government, and Turkish planes and artillery are striking civilian … Continue reading →

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Tisha b’Av, in Judea

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Today Jews are observing the fast of the 9th of Av, commemorating the destruction of the Jewish Temples in 586 BCE and 70 CE. They are abstaining from food, sex, or anything pleasant that might distract them from contemplation of … Continue reading →

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Are there “Arab Jews?”

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

I’m not a terminology freak. Sometimes you have to use words or phrases whose connotations are ideologically impure, so that people will understand you. But I draw the line at “West Bank,” “Israel-Palestine,” and “Arab Jew.” I don’t think I … Continue reading →

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This isn’t Ferguson

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

It turned out that Ferguson wasn’t what they said it was either, but that’s another story. Don’t Americanize it. A black Israeli of Ethiopian origin was shot dead by a policeman, and there were riots, roads were blocked, cars were … Continue reading →

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Why do Gays Side with Cultures that Murder them?

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

You may have heard of the “paradox of gay anti-Zionism.” How can it be that a large part of the LGBTQ community (the vocal part, anyway) is so anti-Israel? Yes, I know there are numerous exceptions, but how can any … Continue reading →

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