B”H Rabbi Yosef Yedidiayu Klausner passed away just a few days before Rosh Chodesh Elul and I was shocked when I heard the sad news. This article is in Hebrew but you can put it into Google Translate and read it in English or any other language: https://har-habait.org/articleBody/31694 I had known Rabbi Klausner for more … Continue reading
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My opinion on the “Jerusalem Heritage House” scandal
B”H You can call it the “Jerusalem Heritage House” scandal or also the Heritage House bashing. Whatever you prefer. Twitter is going wild and many American Jews who have never been to the Heritage House or have never even heard about the place suddenly feel entitled to state express opinions. The story is that, apparently … Continue reading
An ordinary Thursday evening at Jerusalem’s Old Train Station
B”H To people living outside Israel, our Israeli daily lives may sound a little odd. On the one hand, there were rockets flying into Israel last Thursday. The day I made this video. Hamas was attacking Israel and this is nothing special, as we are used to it. And on the other hand, Israelis living in … Continue reading
Klezmer Festival in Zfat (Safed) this week
B”H So far, I have never made it to the famous Klezmer Festival in Zfat (northern Israel) but I keep on trying. 🙂 The popular Klezmer Festival takes place every August and I think that it works in a way that Klezmer bands perform all over the Old City. Day and night and people just … Continue reading
The King is in the Field – המלך בשדה
B”H This Shabbat as well as Sunday, the Jewish world is entering the new month of ELUL. Elul together with Tishre’i (following Elul) are my beloved months of the year. Others love Purim or Pessach, I am tremendously in love with Rosh Hashana and Sukkot. It doesn’t mean, I am leaving out Yom Kippur but, … Continue reading
Jerusalem: “17th anniversary of the Sbarro bombing”
B”H Every Shabbat anew, people come to join the Machlis – Family for very different reasons. The Machlises’ are famous for their Shabbat meals. In other words, for the amount of food. Anyone can come without calling and take as much as he likes. Me and my friends once used to consider the Machlis home … Continue reading
Entrance to the Israeli Prime Minister’s House & A demonstration of retired Israeli Cops
B”H I was, more or less, succeeding in filming the entrance to the Prime Minister’s House. At the moment, Benjamin Netanyahu is living there but, generally speaking, the house is only for Israeli Prime Ministers in office. As soon as they are not re – elected, they have to leave this residence. In the video … Continue reading
