Once again Israel is being forced to defend itself from the terrorists who run Gaza. more

The decision to visit Israel came about in the last five or six days. Marilyn and I were in the White Mountains of New Hampshire on a brief vacation. With every stop we were checking the news on our iPhones to learn what was happening in Israel, and around the world for that matter. more

The little white lie, definition: A minor, polite or harmless lie, fib. How many of us have told a little lie? White lies are usually excused because it doesn’t do any great harm, and most are used to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. We’ve all lied, and if you say you never have, you’re probably lying. more

Elliot and Julie Skiddell were eating dinner with their daughter in a Tel Aviv restaurant when an air raid siren went off. more

Of the 228 souls who emerged from El Al Flight LY 3004 on July 22 at Ben Gurion Airport, nearly half were children. By now, those children have already started taking Hebrew classes and experienced the smells and sights of their new homeland, including way too many falafel balls to count. more

Israel’s Operation Protective Edge began on July 8 and, thanks to the misrepresenting of facts and the twisting of the meaning of certain words by the mainstream media and some in the Obama administration, it’s hard to follow the story. So to help you understand what is being presented by our leaders and reported in our mainstream media, here is a glossary for the Operation Protective Edge newspeak. more

That February, in Sarcelles, flaming objects were thrown into the Tiferet Israel School, destroying the building. In April, at Garges-les-Gonesse, firebombs were hurled at the synagogue. From Nice to Marseille, anti-Semitic mail was delivered. more

Wars begin with words, with rantings by madmen and absolute declarations of intolerance. But so many other experiences also begin with words; love is watered with words; forgiveness, hope, prayers and peace, all are grown with words. This week, one woman’s words touched my heart as she has touched the hearts of an entire nation here in Israel. more

It started in 2004 when David Landau sent pizza to soldiers guarding checkpoints. As Jews around the world are slammed by anti-Semitism and torn by the attacks on Israel, they are searching for ways to help and show gratitude and support for the IDF. Landau’s Standing Together provides food, drinks, clothes, undergarments and toiletries directly to soldiers at staging areas near the front lines. more

The email came July 10 to Rabbi Yotav Eliach, principal of Rambam Mesivta, that the imminent onset of war had come and with the massing of troops an urgent need: tzitzit and siddurim. more