Category Archives: Israel

The Wars of Torah

Jonathan Rosenblum writes for The Jerusalem Post: Teenage haredi girls receive a secular education that is on a par with, and likely superior to, the average student in the state education system. Increasingly, haredi women are going into hi-tech, accounting … Continue reading

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Anti-Israel Columnist Charley Reese

Jason Maoz writes: Submitted for your amusement, a tale of two columnists, as different as it is humanly possible to be in their view of the Middle East.      First, four quotes from the columnist who is second to … Continue reading

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Claiming Your Jewish Identity In Israel

Orthodox rabbi Seth Farber writes: As Anna Gostamelsky shattered Israel’s national swimming record for the 100-meter freestyle on Sunday evening in Beijing, once again demonstrating her incredible endurance, I couldn’t help thinking about another battle she has been fighting, this … Continue reading

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Tamir Goodman Returns To Israel

Elliot Resnick writes for The Jewish Press: Nova Southeastern University in Florida. "I’m extremely excited about this opportunity," Goodman told The Jewish Press, having spent his last season in the United States playing for the Premier Basketball League‘s Maryland Nighthawks. … Continue reading

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Small Business Barely Surviving In Israel

Gadi Pickholz emails: "So much for Nefesh B’Nefesh propaganda. The actual 3-5 year later success rate of American aliya has hit abysmal new depths of failure, despite more coming. There was likely a larger contingent of former Americans returning to … Continue reading

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