120831 31st August 2012. Shabbat Shalom, dear Friends. I hope this letter finds you well wherever you may be. Rachel Corrie has been a boon to Israel haters all over the world but, as a court in Haifa decided this week, Rachel Corrie should not have been where she was and thus her family is not due…

120824 24th August 2012. Shabbat Shalom, dear Friends. Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem and a confused correspondent in a progressively topsy turvy world. It seems that the moral and ethical standards my parents taught me are now considered out of date, obsolete. The leaders who were our moral compass and  stood up for right now kow tow…

120817 17th August 2012 Shabbat shalom! I just want you to know that I am not, nay I refuse to discuss whether Israel should or shouldn’t attack Iran and whether or not an attack could cripple or destroy the Iranian nuclear facilities. I am so tired of the hype when in fact none of us knows…

120810 10th August 2012 Shabbat Shalom dear friends. I hope this letter finds you well. Now that the almost triumphs and deep disappointments of the Olympics for are over we can relax and admire the efforts of the athletes.  Our expectations were really unrealistic for such a tiny country, but hope springs eternal eh? Our…

120803 3rd August 2012 Shabbat Shalom dear friends. I hope this missive finds you well. Sorry it is a bit last minute but….. more of that later. Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney came to visit and the media lambasted him for his apparent gaffes. How dare he say that Jerusalem is the Capital of the State of…

120727 27th July, 2012 Shabbat Shalom dear Friends. I hope this letter finds you well. So this is it! Tonight the Olympic Torch will reach its pinnacle, the identity of the final bearer is a State secret! I am certain that the opening ceremony will be magnificent, the security fine, the athletes at the peak of…

20th July, 2012 Shabbat Shalom dear friends. A sad Shabbat indeed. Wednesday was the 18th anniversary of the horrific bombing of the AMIA Jewish Centre in Buenos Aires. That explosion killed 85 people. On Wednesday evening a holiday flight from Israel landed in the vacation town of Borgas, on the Black Sea Coast of Bulgaria, of late a favourite for…

13th July 2012 Shabbat Shalom dear friends. Did you miss me? I had the best time imaginable with my incredible children and most of my grandchildren…obviously missing those who didn’t manage to be there. When I saw my big sister and brother I began to think about family, loyalties, friendships and what they mean. I will…

120627 27th June 2012 Shabbat Shalom! No I didn’t get confused, I know that today is Wednesday not Thursday and certainly not Friday but since this is a special week and tomorrow is the wedding day of Zvi’s eldest son Amiad and his lovely bride Noga – I don’t think I will have time for anything,…

120621 21st June 2012 Shabbat Shalom lovely friends! This is a wonderful though busy day, tomorrow will be even better and even busier as we take friends on a tour of Jerusalem, to the new finds at David’sCity and then to the huge pile of earth taken out from the Temple Mount by Sheikh Ra’eed Salah…