Golan Residents on the Alert

By Hillel Fendel, Israelnationalnews.com Though Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced that he “knows nothing” about reports of Syria’s “willingness” to accept the Golan in stages, Golan residents are taking no chances. Uri Heitner of the Golan Residents Committee says Israelis must be aware of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s true intentions: “It’s enough to see him…

Firepan in the woodpile

by Stan Goodenough In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place—Jerusalem. (Zechariah 12:6) World…

Gefilte Fish Dispute

By Michael Muskal, LA Times With pressing diplomatic problems all over the Mideast, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greeted Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Friday for top-level talks including gefilte fish. Gefilte fish? Those pillows of fish poached in stock (think Yiddish quenelles) are a favorite on the Sabbath and during the holidays.…

Torah Portion

Reading portion from Exodus 27:20-30:10 P. Tetzaveh This reading portion deals almost exclusively withpriests, their selection, their vestments and the inauguration service by means of which they and thier offspring would become confirmed for all time as the special ministers of God. “… And they shall be on Aaron’s heart when he comes before God”…