Vaytetze 5767 — Roots of Intolerance
Would the world be better off without religion? I have secular friends who look at what’s going on in the
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Israel
Afraid to hope…
The most recent news out of Israel is very encouraging. On Sunday a cease-fire went into effect between Israel and
Read MoreGaza a Year Later
(photo of Reb Barry in front of a Gaza settler’s home, July 2005) I had an op-ed piece published in
Read MoreBar Mitzvah in a Bomb Shelter
I VERY rarely "cross-post" something, which is to say simply post to my blog or send to my email list
Read MoreMatot Masei 5766 and War in Lebanon
On June 25 Hamas terrorists killed 2 IDF soldiers and captured a third, Gilad Shalit. On June 28 the IDF
Read MoreLife in a War Zone
As most of my readers know, I am currently in Israel. For a country that is now engaged in a
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