131014 14th October 2013 Remembering a Prime Minister and praying for the future It is 18 years since an Israeli Prime Minister was assassinated by a Jewish extremist sending the entire country into a tail spin of emotions. Did Israeli leaders lose the quest for peace through fear of the consequences? No. Unequivocally no. We still…

131011 11th October 2013 Shabbat Shalom dear friends Such a strange week, in a world of strange weeks. A week filled with oxymorons like “Arab Democracy” , of Israelis who won Nobels prizes for Chemistry as Americans, of a phenomenal young girl who fought the horrific religious powers in Pakistan was pipped at the post for…

131004 4th October 2013 Shabbat Shalom dear friends. Here I am over my jet-lag, still smiling from the thought of baby Callie, my new grand-daughter in New York, my grandson (her brother) Joshua and Daniel and Karen. I saw a few wonderful friends and family but I was somewhat limited since I had a rotten coughing…

130916 16th September 2013 After Kippur almost Sukkot. Dear Friends Today saw another cowardly terror attack in the US as a shooting took place in Washington’s Navy Yard. The report from Sky Newshttp://news.sky.com/story/1142428/washington-navy-yard-shooting-several-dead Apparently our prayers helped! If one can trust politicians (ha ha) then the USA and Russia have diverted, if not averted, a…

Shabbat Shalom – the view from my veranda: Yom Kippur 2013- 10 Tishrei 5774: 130912 12th September 2013 Shabbat Shalom dear friends This is a very special Shabbat which coincides with Yom Kippur, the Day of…

130912 12th September 2013 Shabbat Shalom dear friends This is a very special Shabbat which coincides with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Traditionally this is a day that we fast – not as a punishment but rather to indicate that we are so deeply into our devotions and determination to improve ourselves that we…

3rd September 2013 Rosh Hashana 5744 Shana Tova to you all – a year of joy, laughter and a great deal more logic and compassion! If you had any doubts as to the insanity of diplomacy, this is the only piece of news I feel I must give you before we start the New Year. I suggest…

130830 30th August 2013 Shabbat Shalom dear friends. Syria is on almost everyones lips. What should be done now that the West, the policemen of democracy, have waited too long? Had something been done a year ago, whether through sincere warnings or financial reward to the Assad government to stop the diabolical killings could we have stopped…

130822 22nd August 2013 Shabbat Shalom dear friends. I hope you are well. We have so much to talk about this week that I don’t know where to start. Chaos reigns in the Middle East, chemical weapons were used again near Damascus, riots continue in Cairo and it seems every day that the hopes of the…

130816 16th August 2013 Shabbat Shalom dear friends I don’t know about you but I am extremely confused. The world seems to be upside down and morals, friendship and ethics a thing of the past. Truthfully I feel betrayed. Israel feels betrayed. Israel is betrayed. If you look at the service to the world of all…