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Nathan Lopes Cardozo

May 23, 2018, 12:14 PM

Why a Second Day Yom Tov?

The Incomparable Greatness of the Land of Israel One of the most puzzling laws in Halacha (Jewish Law) is the requirement to observe a second day Yom Tov (festival) in all Jewish communities outside of Israel. Before the establishment of a...

Apr 17, 2018, 11:46 AM

A view of Yom Ha’azmaut – Time to be stand up for Israel

I thought I would share the following reply to one of my Rabbis in the UK where I travel on business. The Blog exposes a raw nerve or some of my thoughts about the public apathy of the Jews in...

Mar 30, 2018, 10:42 PM

What would you tell your children about Passover?

Every year, all the family comes together at one table to celebrate and remember Passover. As it is the holiest and most prominent holiday of the year, it brings the family together from their distant and busy lives. They...

Mar 29, 2018, 12:07 PM

There, scrubbing the dishes, I was suddenly free

Illustrative: Washing dishes. (iStock)

There was the trap of an unhappy marriage, the chaos of divorce, fear, sadness and, with time, laughter

Assaf Luxembourg

Mar 25, 2018, 7:20 PM

Moses as an Entrepreneur

Throughout my professional journey in the past decade, moving from non-profits to Government, to private sector, from working with start-ups and entrepreneurs to large corporations, then back to "start-up land", and above all - building my own business -...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Mar 7, 2018, 2:20 PM

The importance of the artists

In Parshat Pekudei (Shmot 39:32), B’nai Yisrael received the credit for building the Mishkan (Tabernacle): Thus was finished all the work of the Tabernacle of the tent of meeting; and B’nai Yisrael did according to all that the Lord commanded...

Feb 25, 2018, 3:43 PM

Purim Partying without God

Israel is bubbling with Purim preparations. All of the random-things-stores are stocked to the ceiling with hats, boas, silly glasses, and vampire teeth. Adult nurse and police officer costumes, clearly intended for fetish purposes, are available, just for a...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jan 31, 2018, 3:10 PM

In Memory of Haim Gouri

The Israeli Poet, Haim Gouri passed away today at the age of 94. He wrote the following poem called Yerusha, Heritage based on the themes from Akedat Yitzchak (The binding of Isaac): The ram came last of all And Avraham didn’t...

Jan 30, 2018, 12:50 AM

Anne Frank, where have you gone? The death of Holocaust memory

Anne sat at her desk in the Mamilla Mall looking for a home. A naked electric bulb hung over her head. She was supposed to go to a Jerusalem Holocaust museum until internal politics and money became an issue. ...

Dec 24, 2017, 3:06 PM

The essence of Judaism and religion — Orthodox (faith) or Orthoprax (good deeds)

There is an ancient debate in the Talmudic tradition concerning the question as to the essence of Judaism and religion – faith or good deeds. Rashi (the great commentator of the 11th century) cites a debate between two great Talmudic...

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