My country is being robbed. There is no other way to describe it. A mixture of extreme religious parliament members together with some other self-proclaimed democracy experts gathered to turn this paradise into hell. They promote the notion of how good the idea is to control any supreme court’s decision. They seriously talk about “God” […]

The story is well known – David the boy, in his first famous battle, kills the Philistine giant Goliath: “And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span … And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s […]

I love my country. I grew up in it. I walked its paths. I drove on its roads. I visited the many historical places of my people, located there. I am proud of its achievements. I love my people. I was born one of them. I contributed to their progress. We are an ancient nation […]

I have heard this line of thought several times — You talk with a religious Jew about the borders of the State of Israel, you raise all kinds of considerations: The need for a Jewish majority, the need for secured borders, the much-needed support of the various countries of the world, the Palestinians, the economy […]

And again… elections in Israel. What do you know. And the “new star” this time is an extreme-right party. The name? “Religious Zionism”. The agenda? Depends on whom you ask. The candidates of “Religious Zionism” have two faces. One face they present to their usual voter base. With them they discuss religion, religious laws, religious […]

What is the fastest speed a human can reach? The answer is a bit “tricky” because the concept of something’s speed has meaning only in relation to something else. Anyway, considering future developments, the highest theoretical speed that a person can reach in relation to any other object is “almost” the speed of light. Simply […]

For a large part of the Jewish believers – “God” has long since become a mere excuse to believe in the “Rabbi” and worship him. In fact, this is, in a sense, the definition of a “cult” or a “sect”, but if you ask the religious followers of one rabbi or another, they will of […]

Many letters and articles written by religious Orthodox Jewish people – start with a tiny notation made of 2 or 3 letters. Sometimes you can hardly notice it, as if it is being intentionally hidden. If you do notice it, and you know what it stands for, you know it says something like “with the […]

Many religious people recognize the fact that the human mind is very “limited”. In fact, they even promote this fact, to “sort of” demonstrate how we cannot fully understand “God” and his processes of reasoning. At the same time, their limited minds seem to know very well that there IS such a “God”, and they […]

Hair is a major issue in Orthodox Judaism. If you’re a man, you’re supposed not to shave it from your face (i.e., grow a beard and a mustache). You’re also supposed to grow your “Payot”, which is the Hebrew term for sidelocks or sideburns. In fact, the 252nd of the 613 “Mitzvot” (613 commandments) of […]