On my recent flight from Israel to the United States, I sat next to an Israeli Jewish atheist who grew up on a kibbutz. As we talked about Israel, the war, and Israeli and American politics, he noted that he …
THE RELIGIOUS MOTIVE AND CONFLICT, Daniel Juster
Many secular Westerners have great difficulty in dealing with world conflicts because they ignore the religious foundations or motives for such conflicts. Yes, there are also ethnic motives, and they may overlap with religious motives, but I want to …
Chanukah or Tisha Bav
Daniel Juster, Ph. D. and Senior Shaliach The War with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon Israel still fights the long war in Gaza and soon may fight an all-out war in Lebanon against the Iran proxy, Hezbollah. …
Mosab Yousef Addresses the EUP
Mosab Yousef, son of Hamas founder Hassan Yousef, recently addressed the European Union Parliament. Mosab is a strong spokesman against Hamas terrorism. In his piercing and fiery style, he states that much of what people say about Hamas is detached …
GENOCIDE
My leftist friends (and I do have a few) accuse Israel of genocide. This is because of the pictures of civilians, women, and children killed in Gaza. However, not only is the definition of genocide abused by them, but the …
Why Israel Does Not now accept a Two-State Solution
Three attempts were made for a two-state solution. First was the attempt during the administrations of Barak and Clinton. Clinton told Arafat that he made him a failure. Arafat walked away and started an uprising/intifada. Then A. Sharon tried unilateral …
Dwelling in a Sukkah: The Feast of Sukkot (Tabernacles)
Leviticus 23 summarizes Israel’s Holy Days. 39 “‘So beginning with the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the crops of the land, celebrate the festival to the Lord for seven days; the first day is a day of sabbath rest, …
Chabad Rabbi Calls for Change in Israeli Public Education
The lead Chabad Rabbi in Tel Aviv put a large ad in the Jerusalem Post’s weekend edition. In it, he decried secular education in Israel that was leading Jews in Israel away from believing in the Torah, the Exodus, the …
PROJECT 2025
I am writing this little essay due to the political hot potato Project 2025, a blueprint for government change from a conservative point of view. Democrats vilify it. They claim that Project 2025 is the playbook for a possible next …
Book Review: Rick Renner’s Apostles and Prophets
I just finished reading Rick Renner’s Apostles and Prophets. It was recommended on a Facebook page by an apostolic leader whom I love and trust, and with whom I have related for over 30 years. Rich Renner has had astonishing …