Some in Israel are questioning the national restrictions to fight the Corona virus.  Are they really based on science or alarm which goes too far?  For example, who is it dangerous for someone to take a walk outside for more than ten minutes if they keep six meters away from those they pass?  How is ten minutes safer… Read more »

For some time, I have been questioning the response to the Coronavirus and the economic devastation it is causing. This response is shutting down businesses and can cause great economic pain and even death (some will commit suicide in my view if their losses are too great.  Others, losing their income will not be able… Read more »

As I write this, the rains are continuing in Israel and we are having a hard time getting consistent warm weather. In the last couple of weeks, we have had only a few clear, sunny days. The weather forecast is for another several days of sometimes very heavy rain this week and again next week…. Read more »

It is most amazing to note that Israel is in the midst of its third political stalemate after inconclusive elections.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party, Likud, is already talking about another election!  At the same time, Israel has embraced the most severe restrictions of any country to try to manage the threat of the virus.  The planes are… Read more »

I have taught Apologetics for 48 years. One issue of faith and evidence is that people weigh things differently.  No one really believes without evidence, but people are made up in such ways that different evidences strike them differently. For example, the famous professor John Warwick Montgomery, Th. D. and Ph. D, was influenced by British… Read more »

My presence will go [with you] and I will give you rest. Shemot/Exodus 33:14 We find ourselves, in this week’s text, in the middle of Moshe’s intercession for Israel in the aftermath of the Golden Calf. At the beginning of the chapter, HaShem has told the people to set off on their journey to the… Read more »