12th of July, 2019   Shabbat Shalom dear friends. I hope you are well.   This has been an eventful week out there in the world and at home. Here in Israel we are once again wading deep in the pre-election calumny and lies of the various candidates who have not learned that all we,…

5th of July 2019   Shabbat Shalom! I hope that those of you who celebrate Independence Day had a wonderful day yesterday. Of course we are happy George the third lost the battle and the United States of America came about, but sad about the ghastly waste of decent tea. Let’s face it, tea at…

28th of June, 2019   Erev Shabbat 25th Sivan 5779   Shabbat Shalom and lots of love from our home to yours   Aubrey Stone, aka Abba Eban, was a brilliant Israeli diplomat. Born in South Africa, educated in the finest British schools, he was a craftsman of the English language and a brilliant mind. He spoke…

21st June 2019   Shabbat Shalom dear friends. I hope this missive finds you well.   This week’s Torah portion describes the 12 scouts that Moses sent into the land of Israel as the Children of Israel neared their goal. They all came back with a cluster of grapes, a pomegranate and a fig, but…

14th June 2019.   Shabbat Shalom! I hope you are well and that at least a few of your dreams came true.   Did you know that observant Jews say “Shabbat Kodesh” or “Shabbat Shalom” from the minute they do their shopping to cook for Shabbat? I didn’t until this week!!!   Israel struck back…

Today is the 6th of the 6th 2019. A most propitious date. 6th of June and the 3rd day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. Shabbat Shalom and Chag Shevuot Sameach everyone. I hope this missive finds you well. A blessed Ascension Day to all my Christian friends and Eid Mubarak to my Moslem friends. Before writing about this…

24th May, 2019. – 19th Iyar, 5779   Shabbat Shalom! How are you? I hope everything is good with you.   It’s still May and the capricious May weather has gone into overdrive – from blessed rain and cool temperatures at the beginning of the month to searing heatwave of between 40- 46 degrees Celcius…

17th May, 2019 – 12th Iyar, 5779   Hello dear friends! Good Shabbes, Shabbat Shalom.   How are you? I hope you are all fine and if not then that you will have a speedy recovery – Refuah Shlema.   One of the more famous patients in an Israeli hospital this week is Jibril Rajoub,…

One of the high points of my year was a visit to a factory! This particular factory is the result of the dream of one man who in his deep humility decided to change his world and the world of those around him. His name is Israel Twito. Israel Twito and his family lived in Tunisia for…

Yom Ha Zikaron – Remembrance Day 7th May, 2019   Remembrance Day for the fallen, soldiers and civilians, victims of terror   We stood on our veranda, the cool air whipping the blue and white flag to attention, both of us waiting, our hearts beating loudly in the silence of the streets, waiting for 20:00…