Birkat Ha-ilanot 5773
Today is Rosh Chodesh Nisan.
Rosh Chodesh Nisan has a special place in Jewish history.
We read at the end of Shemot (Judaica Press translation):
Hashkafa
To Turn In a Thief
Two prominent rabbis in Israel have recently made statements about tax evasion and turning in those who cheat.
Here’s the article from Arutz Sheva:
Haveil Havalim 396
Election
I think it’s hard to start with any topic other than last week’s election.
Rivkah writing at Bat Aliyah tells us that it took only ten minutes to cast her ballot.
Beshalach 5773 – Bitachon and Hishtadlut
Earlier this week Lisa and I had the privilege of attending sheva berachot for newly weds David and Tova.
I volunteered to say a davar Torah. I’m sharing the part of it that ties in with Parashat Beshalach.
Cleaning Up
Today it happened.
The city cleanup crew arrived to take away the debris from the recent snow storm.
Saying Thank You
Saying “Thank You”
Ten days ago Israel was in the middle of a major winter storm.
There was lots of rain.
So much that reports of the Kinneret raising double digits in one day became old hat.
Fleeing the Draft
The other day it was reported that former Chief Rabbi Rav Ovadia Yosef said that yeshiva students would be better off to leave Israel rather than be drafted into the IDF.
I waited to comment on this.
I was wondering if there would be any sort of clarification or retraction.
Thoughts About Secular New Year
I’m not going to make a New Year’s resolution.
I’ll tell you why, but first let’s talk about diets.
Bibi Brown
It’s a difficult time here in Israel.
Israel entered into a cease fire with Hamas Wednesday night..
As one resident of Sederot put it, “We cease and they fire.”
Thinking Torah on Jewish Blog Carnival
A new milestone.
Thinking Torah has been featured on the Jewish Blog Carnival – Haveil Havalim.
Each week a different blogger provides a summary of recent blog posts related to Judaism and Israel.
This week the Carnival was hosted by Esser Agaroth.
Take a look and enjoy the other articles.
What a shock – many of them talk about rockets.