NITTELNACHT – xmas Eve
B”H Rebbe Joseph Yitzchak Schneersohn and his son – in – law, the seventh and last Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, playing chess on Nittelnacht. Photo: Crown Heights B”H Tonight, 24th December 2019 (16 Kislev), the Christian world starts celebrating the birth of the false Meshiach J. This particular night when J. was supposed … Continue reading
Maoz Tzur
Hospital & Chanukkah miracles
B”H Chanukkah really comes in handy this year. Tomorrow night is the first night of Chanukkah where we light the first candle on the Chanukkiah. However, tomorrow morning I will be back at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in order to undergo a second cystoscopy at the urology department. A nasty uncomfortable procedure and I … Continue reading
Chanukkah Insights
Photo: Miriam Woelke B”H Tomorrow (Sunday) is the 25th Kislev and thus Chanukkah is starting. The JEWISH festival lasts for eight days and is the only holiday where the event took actually place in Israel. Especially in Jerusalem and in the Beit HaMikdash. It is a rabbinic holiday stipulated by the Sanhedrin. For the first … Continue reading
The Maccabim, Christian spam and the Israeli government
B”H This upcoming Sunday night, the Jewish world is going to light the first Chanukkah candle. The importance of Chanukkah as well as Purim is to make us aware of the fact that both holidays are not just some ancient anniversaries but that these days have a connection to our present and future. There are … Continue reading
Many Israelis fall for xmas
B”H Lately, I have been writing a lot about Christian missionary attempts as well as Jews falling for Christian idolatry. Chanukkah is just around the corner and even in Jerusalem we are facing more and more xmas things than a real Chanukkah atmosphere. The true Chanukkah atmosphere can be found in Jewish religious neighbourhoods but … Continue reading