PerfectlyWritePoetry: ‘I Bite My Lip, and Begin To Cry’

PerfectlyWritePoetry: ‘I Bite My Lip, and Begin To Cry’: Israeli poet and novelist, Elisha Porat died last year aged 75. I have chosen his poem below both in tribute to him as a fine writer whose...

PerfectlyWritePoetry: My Saturday Night Rose

PerfectlyWritePoetry: My Saturday Night Rose: The self-authored piece below is a tribute to Israel’s two major days of springtime remembrance. This week, Yom Hashoa (Holocaust Memoria...

PerfectlyWritePoetry: The Muses Live On

PerfectlyWritePoetry: The Muses Live On: Night has fallen in Israel, bringing with it one of the most solemn 24 hours in the calendar – Yom Hashoa   – Holocaust Memorial Day. So th...

Alwayswriteagain: This ‘Noah’ Doesn’t Float My Boat!

Alwayswriteagain: This ‘Noah’ Doesn’t Float My Boat!: The biblical story of Noah is supposed to be about the stuff of  life. But Darren Aronofsky ’s film version will be forever cast as the ‘...

Alwayswriteagain: Gambling - A Stake in Jewish Identity

Alwayswriteagain: Gambling - A Stake in Jewish Identity: It’s  been Easter Saturday and so one of the best days of the year for chocoholics and less savoury folk addicted to Jew-bashing. First of...

Alwayswriteagain: Words Kill, Words Cure

Alwayswriteagain: Words Kill, Words Cure: As Rabbi Lord Sacks   published a powerful biblical commentary discussing the dangers of evil speech, the municipality of Karmiel posted adv...

Alwayswriteagain: Freedom Is, As Freedom Does

Alwayswriteagain: Freedom Is, As Freedom Does: "An Aramean [sought to] destroy my forefather, and he went down to Egypt and sojourned there with a small number of people, and ther...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Like Putting Band Aid on a Weeping Wound’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Like Putting Band Aid on a Weeping Wound’: It wasn’t all peaches for Ms Geldof. She preferred Sprouts. Or juice. Once a day.   So she’s been returned from Whence she came to th...

Alwayswriteagain: My Case Against Same-Sex Marriage

Alwayswriteagain: My Case Against Same-Sex Marriage: British Reform Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner insists that everyone in the Movement for Reform Judaism is wildly enthusiastic aboPublish Postut the start o...

Alwayswriteagain: How Joanne Entered the World of Sound

Alwayswriteagain: How Joanne Entered the World of Sound: I don’t normally post items like this but Joanne Milne ’s story deserves special mention. X Ms Milne, from Gateshead, U.K.  and now age...

Alwayswriteagain: Anti-Jewish Feeling Used As Weapon In Ukraine’s La...

Alwayswriteagain: Anti-Jewish Feeling Used As Weapon In Ukraine’s La...: There is more than a whiff of  times past in the latest wave of violence engulfing the Ukraine and Russia’s role in the heightening drama. ...

Alwayswriteagain: It’s Only a Waxing Gibbous Moon!

Alwayswriteagain: It’s Only a Waxing Gibbous Moon!: I can’t resist accepting the invitation to share this stunning image .   Captured by US cameraman, Mike Taylor ,  it first appeared on...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘It Was a Gas, Gas, Gas!’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘It Was a Gas, Gas, Gas!’: Hey! Is that Jumpin’ Jack Flash? I’ve run of cash. You’ve always been So big down under.   And that’s where you were When I needed y...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘What Made Maggie Fly?’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘What Made Maggie Fly?’:   There had been the gorgeous gown,  splendid church service and a sumptuous banquet with dancing till dawn. No wonder Maggie saw stars. ...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘The Charge of the Hate Brigade’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘The Charge of the Hate Brigade’: ‘All things move, not in progress, but in a ceaseless round’ (William Hazlitt) Aunt Khava had sliced lemon, sliver-thin. “This is how w...

Alwayswriteagain: Unveiling the Secrets of ‘The Fed’

Alwayswriteagain: Unveiling the Secrets of ‘The Fed’: Strange but true! I re-post in full a story which first appeared in SWNS.com – the South West News Service news agency on 25 April 2013. I’m...

Alwayswriteagain: #140 Characters + 6 Actors Find Their Author!

Alwayswriteagain: #140 Characters + 6 Actors Find Their Author!: Sporting a taut-torsoed Romeo ( Natey Jones ) and a raw-boned, bawdy script, the TNT Britain-ADG Europe theatre company has this week thrill...

Alwayswriteagain: The Many Faces of God’s Military Lion

Alwayswriteagain: The Many Faces of God’s Military Lion: The incident is burned into my brain. I’ll never forget how 44 years ago as a preliminary to a UK ‘A’ Level History course, our teacher in...

Alwayswriteagain: Wherefore Art Thou?

Alwayswriteagain: Wherefore Art Thou?: Due to cancellation, there is one ticket available for anyone able to travel from Karmiel to see 'Romeo and Juliet' at Zichron Ya&#3...

Alwayswriteagain: Humanity’s Ever-Spreading Stain

Alwayswriteagain: Humanity’s Ever-Spreading Stain: I’ve been  daydreaming about going to the local  fleapit and seeing an image of the cinema projectionist on screen in place of the latest Ho...