There are many statistics that I love to remember on Israel Independence Day — that we are the only western country with a growing birth rate, that we are the only western country that has more trees today than we had 100 years ago, that we consistently rank as one of the countries with the highest happiness index, that we have one of the best air forces in the world — imagine that only 72 years after that rickety four-plane group.
This year, Israel Independence Day was different. Our synagogues have been closed for weeks and our prayer gatherings are limited to just a few people standing on a street corner. There were no public gatherings, no popular singers on public stages. We stayed home and yet looked for ways to mark this special day. Israel … Read more
Israel is a celebration of Jewish strength. And from the beginning, it was the youth who took the lead in the fighting, settling, and sacrifices that were essential to the creation and sustenance of the new State of Israel.
Beste vrienden, Coronavirus! Het woord dat tegenwoordig op ieders lippen ligt. Ik kan me zoiets niet herinneren – een internationale pandemie die de hele wereld in een spiraal doet belanden. En terecht – het is veel besmettelijker en veel dodelijker dan de gewone griep. In Israël hebben de medische autoriteiten meteen voorzorgsmaatregelen genomen om te proberen de verspreiding … Read more