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Between 1095 and 1291 the Catholic Church sponsored and blessed crusades to the Holy Land that were intended to recover Jerusalem and its surrounding area from Islamic rule. It is important to remember this period of history because of its devastating impact on Jews and their communities at the time and the tendency these days…
This Yiddish exclamation or its Hebrew equivalent of Oy Va Voy can be variously translated as “grief,” “pain,” “frustration” or “exasperation.” Whichever definition you may like to choose, any one of them more than adequately sums up the situation facing us at this current time. Whether it is the prospect of non-stop political lunacy or…
We have just read the portion of the Torah which describes the episode of the twelve spies and the repercussions which ensued following their devastating reports about the Promised Land. I researched some synonyms for “bad mouthing” and the following examples presented themselves: “disparage; malign; slur; smear”. These perfectly exemplify the reports of the spies…
I am currently reading a most interesting book which reveals in graphic detail the shameful behaviour of the US Administration in particular and other nations in general prior and subsequent to the election of the Nazis in Germany. The book is entitled “All the frequent troubles of our days” and as the front cover blurb…
Definition: “mixture of people and events that will lead to disorder, confusion and trouble.” This more than adequately sums up the situations which confront us now and in the immediate future. Whether it is the dysfunctional coalition and Knesset or looming events overseas the potential for mayhem is the highest it has been for a…