Columns
Chimes of peace
Tehilla R. GoldbergSep 28, 2014
On our way to meet Rafi Babayan, chief security officer of Sdot Negev Regional Council, we kept passing signs — “Warning: Missile Area — Your Life is in Danger.”...
Islamic State (ISIL) is ‘non-Islamic?’
Dennis PragerSep 28, 2014
PRESIDENT Obama declared in his recent address to the nation that ISIL is not Islamic. How does he know? On what basis did the president of the US declare the...
Sderot
Tehilla R. GoldbergSep 18, 2014
On the road leading to the now famous, embattled city of Sderot in Southern Israel, trees line the road. There is talk in the van of this “linear forest” of...
Something new on repentance
Hillel GoldbergSep 18, 2014
IF repentance is strictly a matter between me and myself, or between me and G-d the likes of introspection, resolution and renewal probably most of us have already...
What’s the question?
Hillel GoldbergSep 11, 2014
THIS weeks Torah portion opens with a very beautiful passage about first fruits. The Torah predicts that the Israelites will be successful in conquering, settling and...
Magen David Adom
Tehilla R. GoldbergSep 11, 2014
THROUGHOUT the conflict this summer in Israel, we all cheered and supported the amazing IDF soldiers. In time of war and tension, working in coordination with the IDF...
What is the worth of a theoretical teaching?
Hillel GoldbergSep 04, 2014
ITS odd. Judaisms basic book, the Torah, is known for specifics. Laws. Practices. Details. Moral examples. Role models. Pathways to godliness. Yet, in a few...
In the presence of a legend
Tehilla R. GoldbergSep 04, 2014
WITH rockets flying overhead, I spent one day traveling the South of Israel meeting organic farmers, kibbutzniks living at the border of Israel and Gaza, residents...
Journalists on the government’s blacklist
David SirotaSep 04, 2014
As states move to hide details of government deals with Wall Street, and as politicians come up with new arguments to defend secrecy, a study released earlier this month...
The late Mrs. Lila Silberstein
Hillel GoldbergAug 29, 2014
I pen this with tears. I have never been one to “celebrate the life.” Death is death. Deep loss. Never to be replaced. Perhaps the sharpest stabs come from the...
