“And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should […]

I’m not sure to what extent this is also the case in some other countries, but the political division into “right” and “left” in Israel largely (even if not perfectly) corresponds to a citizen’s “religiousness”. And the affiliation seems relatively clear: “Religious” Jews (of any kind) will usually associate themselves with the “right” wing, while […]

Israel is a country trained in suffering from terrorism. It’s therefore very common to meet guards at the entrances of public buildings and institutions, searching for hidden weapons (or other dangerous things) in the belongings of people entering the place. Israel is also a country trained in suffering from self-religious coercion. Therefore, some of these […]

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” […]

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 […]

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 […]

There’s something hard to explain with Islam… Don’t extreme Muslims believe in the power of God? Why then they must conduct his battles for him? Let’s see now: In Sweden, threats to burn the Quran by a far-right group triggered several nights of violence. In Israel, threats to sacrifice a young goat on the Temple […]

We used to be few. We, humans, that is. The Biblical story talks about Adam and Eve, but even real science agrees that at certain times the Homo Sapiens population was tiny. And then we became many. Very many. It is a nasty characteristic of evolution that makes the successful ones numerous, and eventually – […]

Mazel Tov! A new war was born. Leaders, who have been in office for very long time, so it appears, have success going to their heads (or as they say in Hebrew: The urine has gone up to their heads). And like almost everywhere else, there is also the Jewish point of view. And I’m […]