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Numbers; such a simple concept, too often taken for granted. But every once in a while you get the opportunity to appreciate all over again, the significance of each and every number.
I remember the first time, as an officer, I ever came under fire...well, sort of....
I even remember the date: it was the night of December 31st, and we were stationed on the edge of the Bekaa valley, in Lebanon. Intelligence had received information that terrorists might try to infiltrate south through the valley, under cover of darkness, and we had orders to mount an ambush in an effort to stop them from getting over the border into Israel.
We set out at about 10 PM. A light rain had begun falling, and there was a heavy fog in the valley. This made for a lot of tension, as these were classic conditions for terrorist penetration.
A couple of kilometers from the designated ambush site,...
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One of the important rules in any educational process is to be in touch with where your students really are. During one particular class at Isralight, it became obvious that the topic we were studying was pushing someone...
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An open road, on a beautiful day, your kids in the back seat, perhaps a packed picnic lunch; what could be more perfect? What thoughts go through your mind at such times? Is your mind focused on all the challenges tomorrow always seems to bring, or do you take the time to appreciate the moment? Are you listening to the news about a recent referendum vote, the country...
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Achieving Sacred Selfishness Happiness through holiness I had a student that once came into my office and said, "My father who passed away was an atheist and a fantastic human being. He was such a moral human being. He was such a good human being. I don't believe that had he been a believer, he would have been any better. He was the epitome of being a good person. So I have a problem with Torah because I really don't believe that it would have made a difference."
So I told him that it isn't the goal of Torah to merely become a moral person. There is a lot more to it.
Morality is important, but morality is a stage in the journey. The destination is holiness ...
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Dedicated to the memory of those Israeli soldiers whose selfless sacrifice gave and gives us a State we can call our own, including:...
