Draft the Haredim? Don't draft the Haredim? First, Israel must decide what type of army they want. A conventional army sometimes wins, sometimes not. An army like Gideon's adheres to one set of rules only, and they're neither conventional nor politically correct. But, they always… [Read more...]

The "Thunder Cats" are the bravely dedicated operators of the IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozers that spearheaded the ground operation in Gaza and paved the way for the rest of the troops. Their mission has always been indescribably… [Read more...]

Someone notifies you that your son has been badly wounded, rushed by helicopter from the battlefield to the hospital. Nearly berserk, you get in the car and drive as fast as you can to the hospital… [Read more...]

The Assuta Hospital in Ashdod does fabulous work. They've treated many of our soldiers that were injured in Gaza. There's a helicopter landing pad right behind the hospital to enable quick transport of battle casualties from Gaza to here for treatment as fast as… [Read more...]

To find the right soul mate, you have to look for a soul mate, not a body mate. Why and what's the difference? Just as the body is finite and the soul is not, a body-based relationship is sorely finite but a soul-based relationship is… [Read more...]

An interviewer once asked me what I most like about Lebanon. I answered: the cedar trees. He asked me what else. I answered: the mosquitoes, between JabJennine and Sultan Yacoub. In 1982, they saved my life. Here's the amazing story from "Shlom HaGalil", the First Lebanon… [Read more...]

Jealousy is a useless negative emotion that the evil inclination uses to disarm you. It wastes a lot of your brain power, clarity and self-composure. Worst of all, it gets you down on yourself. In that respect, jealousy wastes your life. Don't let it! Here's what you can do right… [Read more...]

An IDF Infantryman in full combat gear, stationed on guard at the time, caught my eye. He was just as alert to perform an act of loving-kindness as he was to thwart terrorists. These are the pictures that the media should be showing, not only before Yom Kippur but all year… [Read more...]

It's almost one year since Kibbutz Be'eri was destroyed. Let's invoke Divine compassion before the High Holidays and rebuild the heart and soul of Be'eri. How? The current synagogue is a small, prefab structure that's a stone's throw from the Gaza border, meant to serve the kibbutz, neighboring… [Read more...]

Don't go to sleep at night without forgiving. Start with your spouse and children. Their souls are more valuable than a dent in the car's fender, a broken window or a glass of spilled milk. You'll suddenly taste a sweetness in life and you'll attain a Divine signature for the very best year your… [Read more...]

Of all my original music compositions, this is my favorite - "Etz Chaim" - the tree of life. Close your eyes while listening and you'll feel like you're in the Land of Israel. In this recording, yours truly is playing the native-Israel flutes. Yosef Karduner and Guy Tzvi Mintz are playing guitars… [Read more...]

Caesar's daughter couldn't understand how the great Rebbe Yehoshua ben Chanania was so scholarly yet so unsightly. He answered with an interesting comparison, as told here (based on the Gemara, Tractate Nedarim… [Read more...]