Posts Tagged: Yoram Ettinger
Passover Guide for the Perplexed, 2015
1. According to Heinrich Heine, the 19th century German poet, "Since the Exodus, freedom has always spoken with a Hebrew accent." 2. Passover is the prime...
Purim Guide for the Perplexed, 2015
1. Purim's Scroll of Esther represents the fundamental tenets of Judaism: *Faith in God, in contrast to idolatry and cynicism; *Faith in mankind's capabilities, as God reduces direct...
Inflated Palestinian Population Figures Lie Behind Talk of ‘Demographic Time Bomb,’ Israeli Expert Says
The latest demographic survey of the Palestinian population by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics overestimates the number of Palestinian residents between the...
A Chanukah Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. Chanukah (×—× ×•×›×”) is education (×—× ×•×›)-oriented. According to the first book of Maccabees, Judah the Maccabee instituted an eight day holiday on the 25th day of the Jewish month of...
Learning From History on the Jewish State Bill
Col. Richard Meinertzhagen, the chief political/intelligence officer of the British "ŽMandate in Palestine, inspired the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, who laid the "Žfoundation for the...
Anonymous Obama Official: ‘Too Late’ for Israel to do Anything About Iranian Nukes
Lost in the brouhaha over an unnamed Obama official insulting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was a shocking admission by the Obama Administration - that it...
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. Sukkot starts on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Tishrei, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt, the construction of the Holy Tabernacle, and...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. Yom Kippur commemorates God's forgiveness for the sin of the Golden Calf and God's covenant with the Jewish people. 2. Yom Kippur is a day...
The Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
Happy, healthy, challenging, and rewarding new year! 1. Rosh Hashanah is a universal, stock-taking, renewal, and hopeful holiday, celebrated on the 6th"Ž day of The Creation, which produced the first human being,...
Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. It has been customary to pave the road to Shavuot from Passover by studying the six chapters of The Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkey Avot...
Former Envoy Says Israel Can Withstand U.S. Pressure
Arutz Sheva - Former Minister for Congressional Affairs to Israel's Embassy in Washington Yoram Ettinger spoke at a Women in Green conference on sovereignty in Judea...
Where is Israel’s Pro-Active Aliyah Policy?
A pro-active aliyah policy was Israel's most effective engine of growth and posture of deterrence. It catapulted the Jewish state from 650,000 Jews in 1948...
After ‘Apartheid’ Stir, Experts Question Perceived Demographic Threat to Israel
JNS.org - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's recent controversial remark that Israel risks becoming "an apartheid state" in the absence of a...
Passover Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. The Passover legacy constitutes the foundation of Judaism, and is therefore included in most Jewish blessings ("in memory of the Exodus"). Passover symbolizes the rejuvenation of nature...
