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Two Correct Perspectives on Tisha B’av 5774
Tonight we began commemorating, the 9th of the Month of Av, commonly referred to as Tisha B’av, the saddest day in the Jewish Calendar. On this day, for thousands of years, Jews have mourned the...
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שני פרספקטיבות צודקות על תשעה באב תשע״ד
היום אנו מציינים את תשעה באב, היום העצוב ביותר בלוח השנה היהיודית. מזה אלפי שנים, יהודים ברחבי העולם, אבלו את חורבנן של בית המקדש הראשון והשני. לאורך אלפי שנות ההיסטוריה היהודית, תשעה באב הפכה ליום...
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An Open Letter to All Israeli Politicians & Members of Knesset
Dear Members of Knesset, Ministers and Heads of Political Parties,I am sure you noticed that over the last 6 weeks we have experienced something incredibly rare in the State of Israel, a wonderful...
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Yair Lapid's 0% VAT Might Destroy Israel’s Economy
I can no longer sit back quietly as Yair Lapid’s infantile politics and honor threaten our economy. Numerous journalists have already written about his swiss cheese proposal to reduce VAT on apartment...
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Again, "Follow the Money." Is Obama Following it to Qatar?
Tom Friedman is right. Hillary Clinton's assertion that arming the Syrian rebels would have turned the tide in Syria is naive at best. But Clinton picked up the wrong issue. She could have asked why...
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סדר העדיפויות של שר האוצר תמוהה
לפניכשעה קלה קיבלתי טלפון ממשרד הממונה על התקציבים באוצר לזמן אותי לדיון ״מאד מאד חשוב״ על המדען הראשי. לתומי שאלתי ״מתי הדיון?״ ענתה המזכירה ״מחר ב3!״ שאלתי עם הנושא הפתיע את האוצר? ״אתה צודק,״ היא...
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As we get ready for the holiday of Sukkot, I was thinking about the changing dynamics of Israel's Economy over the last 3+ millennia. On Sukkot, we take the 4 species: the Lulav, Etrog, Hadas and...
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Bibi Must Block Lapid’s Budget
It is now after the Holidays in Israel which means it is time for the annual budget haggling and faux coalition crises that always accompany this annual ritual in Israel. The Budget that Yair Lapid has...
View Articleלא רוצים לממן את המלפגות לבחירות? תצטרפו לעצומה!
ביוםשהתבשרנו שאנחנו עומדים בפני בחירות, הרמתיטלפוןלעו״דהמנוסהבעתירותלבג״ץושאלתיאותו: ״האםאפשרלעתורלבג״ץנגדמימוןמפלגותלבחירותהמיותרותהאלו?״ והערתי ״מספיק לעשוק את משלם המיסים בקמפיינים מיותרים.״העו״ד...
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Rabbis and Politics Are A Toxic Mix
Today, the family of Rav Ovadia Yosef went to his grave to ask forgiveness. They should have asked forgiveness from God and all Israeli Citizens. Yesterday, Rav Shlomo Aviner, publicly (again) attacked...
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Shabbat in the 21st Century
A couple weeks ago, I met a guy in his 30s who told me that he thinks that we need to relax the prohibition on using smartphones on Shabbat. After all, he said, it is not really prohibited under any...
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A Picture Tells A Story. The Story Tells What is Missing from This Picture
Look carefully at this picture. It was taken this morning. It is a scene that has repeated itself among the Jewish people for thousands of years. On the left side of the picture is my son Yehuda, set...
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Rav Aharon Lichtenstein (מורי ורבי), Yehi Zichro Baruch
At the evening in honor of Rav Lichtenstein Receiving the Israel PrizeMuch will be written in the coming days, month and years about Rav Aharon Lichtenstein's encyclopaedic Torah knowledge and grasp of...
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The One Question You Will Not Hear In the Israeli Government Coalition...
When I invest in a start up, one of the key missions we undertake is to help the founders build a management team. The most critical factor for the success of a start up is the founding team and the...
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Kahlon's 25% Tax Will Not Lower Housing Prices. Supply and Trust Will.
Future Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, has already shown his first idea for reducing housing prices: a 25% purchase tax on buying homes for investment purposes. He plans to implement it immediately....
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The "Lack of Trust" Tax
Like me, I assume all of you were disgusted by the way this government came together. The last minute appointment of ministers with little regard for their capabilities or electoral results was the...
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25% המס של כחלון לא יוריד את מחירי הדיור. היצע ואמון יעשו זאת.
(תרגום של הפוסט באנגליתמלפני יומיים)שר האוצר הנכנס, משה כחלון כבר הציג את הרעיון הראשון שלו להורדת מחירי הדיור: מס רכישה של 25% בקניית בתים לצורכי השקעה. הוא מתכנן ליישם אותו באופן מיידי. נתעלם לרגע...
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מס "חוסר אמון"
כמוני, אני משער שכולכם נגעלתם מהדרך שבה הוקמה הממשלה הנוכחית. מינוי השרים בדקה ה90 ללא התחשבות ביכולות שלהם או בהצבעת הבוחרים נעשה ב"מסחרה"מהסוג הנמוך ביותר. המשא ומתן הקואלציוני יצר ערבוביה של הבטחות...
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Israel and American Jews Should Not Lobby Congress Against The Iran Deal....
I am in NYC this week and there is a "Stop Iran" rally here in Times Square to urge congress to block the Iran deal. I am not going. Israel is gearing up to push congress to block the deal. I am not...
View ArticleMy Blog Has Moved to Medium
Dear Readers,I have moved my blog to Medium. Please follow me there. Below, are links to my most recent posts:Is Silence More Evil Than EvilExcerpt: What we need to understand is how these “leaders” of...
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בין אשמה לאחריות
לפניכחודשהרציתיבפנייזמיםירושלמיםעלהתמורותוההזדמנויותבעולםהסטארט-אפיםכשלפתעמישהומהקהלשאל״האםאיןלכלהטנכלוגיםשלךפיתרוןטכנולוגילילד הפליסטיני בן ה14 שדוקר חייל?״ עניתי לו שילד פלישתיני בן 14 שדוקר אינו...
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No Manuel! The Government Is the Problem. Not The Exits.
I find it difficult to publicly refute Manuel Trajtenberg. He is a man of high integrity and has done wonderful things for the State of Israel. However,yesterday, he lost the narrative. He called the...
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Kark Heinrich Bendheim of Germany, Lives on in Jerusalem 3X!
Karl Heinrich Is Alive in JerusalemKarl Heinrich (Chaim in Hebrew) Bendheim lived in Bensheim, Germany in the latter half of the 19th century. He was a pillar of his Jewish community. His grandson,...
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Part 2 - Obama's Gambit for a UN Legacy is on Medium now
Follow this link - Then pls start following me on medium as I will be publishing there in the future.
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