180418 18th April 2018 Yom Ha Zikaron Remembrance Day for the fallen in battle and terrorism. Today politics are irrelevant. Today we mourn those who died defending us. From nightfall yesterday until nightfall tonight the names of those killed through hatred will be shown upon our television screens, one at a time, their names and their…

180412 12th April 2018 27th Nissan 5778 Holocaust Remembrance Day Dear Friends, Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel. At 10:00 precisely all traffic stopped, pedestrians stood to attention and passengers stepped down from their buses, everything stops exactly where it is. The siren wailed in memory of those who perished in the Holocaust. This is a song of hope,…

180329 Shabbat Shalom! Pesach Sameach! A good Easter and a Holy Good Friday. I love it when we all celebrate together – it is our inherited past and what we share rather than our differences. Gosh wouldn’t it be wonderful if everyone embraced what they share instead of their differences? This week I have been…

180323 23rd March 2018 Shabbat Shalom! Hope you are well and had a good week. I am feeling very self-righteous because this morning I managed to clean my fridge, oven and hob…… with a little help from a friend!!! I now feel that Pesach (Passover) is nigh and I will be ready. Of course there is…

180316 16th March, 2018 Shabbat Shalom to everyone. I also want to wish my Thai readers a happy Thai New Year! The old Yiddische saying goes “Man makes plans and G-d laughs” Of course it sounds so much better in that wonderfully expressive language and as usual – is right on the nose! First of all,…

180309 9th March, 2018 Shabbat Shalom dear friends. I have no idea if you are getting this missive or not because Gmail has been playing games with me and many of you are not receiving my news. I have finally found someone really good to build my website, thank you Renee, so hopefully it will all…

180302 2nd March 2018 Shabbat Shalom, Shushan Purim Sameach and happy St David’s Day!!! Yesterday I was a panther and Zvi was a rather sinister looking Moroccan in his Djelaba that he bought in Morocco with Barry Slawsky! It was fun doing the make up and even more fun to see all our friends arrive looking…

180223 23rd February 2018 Shabbat Shalom dear friends. Shabbat Shalom I don’t know about you but I am sick of corruption, politics, supposed diplomacy and guns – actually guns should have been number one on my list of fears. I know that there are many of you who believe that your freedom depends upon owning at…

180216 16th February 2018 I wish you a good Shabbes, a peaceful Shabbat, a weekend without tragedy. My heart is breaking for the families of those children whose lives were taken by a crazed gunman in Parkland, Florida. I cannot imagine what horrors the other children saw, but they will be haunted by it for the rest…

180211 11th February 2018 Mid-week update After the rather dramatic happenings of last two days I thought you deserve an explanation A Russian missile Shot by Syrian soldier Backed up by Iranian officer Downed an American plane Flown by an Israeli pilot Who was saved by an Israeli Arab Doctor In an Israeli hospital With a…