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I am sitting shiva for my daughter Aviva, who has died of Covid. She had a very difficult and unhappy life despite being brilliant and talented; indeed, to a great extent because of that. I will return to writing next … Continue reading →

I recently discovered that the function to subscribe to receive Abu Yehuda by email was broken. If you have tried to subscribe in the last few months and did not succeed, I apologize. I invite everyone who likes reading my … Continue reading →

You say you’ll change the constitution Well, you know We all want to change your head You tell me it’s the institution Well, you know You better free your mind instead But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao … Continue reading →

This is a very long article on a subject that is far from my usual topics. I wrote it because I felt compelled to strike back at one of the most dangerous trends in today’s increasingly strange postmodern intellectual climate … Continue reading →

On rare occasions I read something and experience the writer opening doors to understanding phenomena that hitherto mystified me. Or perhaps a book makes me see that my present ideas about something are entirely wrong. Or it gives words and … Continue reading →

Dear Apple CEO Tim Cook, I am writing to report a bug in the Clock application of your iOS operating system (10.3.2), found on my new iPad. Somehow the country associated with Jerusalem seems to be missing! Almost every other … Continue reading →

On Monday morning at about 1:30 AM, I experienced the thrill of becoming a grandfather for the 9th time. A baseball team at last! Naturally I wonder what his life will be like. Will he be as tall and athletic … Continue reading →

If you are an email subscriber to Abu Yehuda, you will notice that posts will be coming from a new provider, MailChimp. This will enable me to eliminate the ads, which were multiplying and becoming intrusive. The from-address will now … Continue reading →