Ancient lessons from the people of Israel and what they mean to the Jewish community today.
Jerusalem Is Not a Settlement
June 3, 2010 By 29 Comments
How the sacred city has kept the Jews united through exile and beyond.
Exile and the New Russia
March 1, 2010 By 1 Comment
The life and death of a now-defunct, Moscow-based English language newspaper that upset a lot of people.
Exile and the New Russia
February 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The latest Vanity Fair carries an amusing and appropriately graphic account of the life and death of Exile, a now-defunct, Moscow-based English language newspaper run by American expatriates that managed to piss off a lot of people – usually, but not always, for bad reasons – in its short and mostly obscure decade-long existence. As [...]
Countdown With Ahmadinejad: Is Anyone Else Worried About Dying In Ten Days?
February 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, once asked a Holocaust Survivor if he had any words of wisdom the Minister should remember. Looking gravely at the Statesman, the old man warned:
“When someone tells you they are going to exterminate you, believe them.”
Marking the begining of the Iranian celebration of Ayatollah Kohmeini’s 1979 return from exile, President [...]
Iran’s growing desperation – The Economist
December 30, 2009 By 1 Comment
WHAT more can Iran’s ruthless rulers do to squash their opponents? Since nationwide protests broke out last June over the disputed results of presidential elections, the official winner, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has pulled few punches. His security apparatus has beaten and arrested thousands, tried scores of dissidents in kangaroo courts, hounded others into exile, throttled the [...]
