‘Then Israel will know that he is the LORD their God’ Now also many nations have gathered against you, Who say, “Let her be defiled, And let our eye look upon Zion.” But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord, Nor do they understand His counsel; For He will gather them like sheaves … Read more
“…should be what it’s called,” was my mother’s response yesterday to the announcement of Israel’s carefully named Operation Protective Edge, the same day her grandson’s unit was told to move from the Golan Heights down to the Gaza Strip. “What sort of a name is that?” echoed another concerned watcher. “I hope what they mean … Read more
I’m trying – I am really trying, to separate out my emotions, to keep a rein on my anger, to not let the pain burrowing into my chest override my mind as the news breaks upon us; as the faces of the three Jewish boys now known to be dead beam out from every screen, … Read more