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Letters From Israel
Letters to the Editor: Middle East, climate change, Israel and the San Fernando Valley
Not so much a bombshell as a failed firecracker (“Newt’s Bombshell,” Dec. 16). David Suissa turns back the clock to 1977 for a quote from Zahir Muhsein that states the obvious: “There is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese.”
Of Time, and a Father’s First Century
My father understands unwinnable conflicts. He has been fighting a personal war against time since 1911. \”Where does the time go?\” he is likely even now to be wondering out loud to a stack of magazines and mail he has yet to get to, but will.
What’s so good about Israel? Let me tell you!
Whether it is the imprint of the Israel Defense Forces\’ unit cohesion, the Jewish sense of a shared destiny or the remnants of a socialist system, Israelis strongly — and genuinely — care about each other. It\’s simply lovely to know there is always someone who\’ll be there to help you out and that you\’re never truly alone
Letter from Jerusalem
Condolence visits are part of a rabbi\’s life, but no one ever taught us how to make nine visits in a 48-hour period. We arrived in Israel on the morning of Tuesday, March 11, and left Israel the following night. Our mission, representing the Rabbinical Council of America, was to express solidarity with the families of the victims of the terror attack at yeshivat Mercaz Harav, comfort the injured in the hospitals and visit the yeshiva.
Real life comedy at the flea market in Jaffa, Israel
Here\’s all we know: A wacky college student on a Taglit-birthright trip to Israel found a kindred spirit at the flea market in Jaffa . . .
‘Love 101’ from the teachers at Tel Aviv’s dating school
The practitioner of Chinese medicine decided that maybe she needed a little education in the field of dating. This led her to Tel Aviv\’s Date School, the only psychotherapy-based dating program in Israel — and perhaps the world — which literally teaches people how to be more effective, self-aware and informed daters.
Far From Home
Amotz Zakai is vice president of production and manager at Echo Lake Productions, an independent film company that has produced films like \”Tsotsi\” and \”Water.\” Needless to say, Zakai is very busy right now. But when the 33-year-old Israeli American dual citizen heard about the fighting in Israel, he immediately called his army commander to see if he should return to Israel to serve.
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