This date coincides with the weekly Torah portion Vayeishev . Vayeishev explores themes of jealousy, patience, inner reconciliation, and self-expression through the story of Joseph. His relationships with his brothers and the challenges he faces symbolize the ways we confront our fears and our past.   Hello dear friends,This year, I blew out another candle of life and continued moving forward… And this time, I did something I hadn’t done for years: I shared a birthday post wi

I came to Israel as a fledgling ole hadash from the USA where I went to study, shortly after the Lebanon war in the 1980s. My naivety, ignorance, the influence of the society that I lived in, and the fact that I have a "leftist" and humanist inclinations, formulated my approach to the Israel-Arab conflict along the lines of "Israel has enough land, if we end the occupation and dısmantle settlements, give the Palestinians hope for a peaceful future, then there will be peace".

I am sick and  tired of writing on the same subjects.   I would have preferred this week's article to be about the mystery of life at the...