Alwayswriteagain: Our Land – And Ours

Alwayswriteagain: Our Land – And Ours: To live in Israel is barely to begin to understand it. You’ve just learned to nail jelly to the wall, step back to admire your handiwork, ...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Oy Gestalt: The Circumference Of A Bomb Shelter’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Oy Gestalt: The Circumference Of A Bomb Shelter’: “… in a larger circle of pain and time, two hospitals are scattered and one graveyard ...” (‘ The Diameter Of The Bomb’, Yehuda Amichai) Sp...

Alwayswriteagain: The Children Who Die Too Soon

Alwayswriteagain: The Children Who Die Too Soon: Elizabeth Gaskell’s poem for her stillborn daughter, 1836 On Visiting the Grave of My Stillborn Little Girl I made a vow within m...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Between Two Stones And A Hard Place’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Between Two Stones And A Hard Place’: Lol Brenner stopped her hands trembling by hugging her coffee mug. “You bastard, Harv. When you prodded me awake we were at Mike’s Place in...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Teeth Like Pearls’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Teeth Like Pearls’: The day Lady Thatcher died was the day Hayley Morton had her extractions. “I’ve come to seize your teeth, not to bury them,” beamed Profess...

Alwayswriteagain: Why Are We Reading ‘Back to the Future’ Tributes F...

Alwayswriteagain: Why Are We Reading ‘Back to the Future’ Tributes F...: On a day when the death of Margaret Thatcher has eclipsed all other news, I write of an increasing and markedly unhealthy trend for adulato...

Alwayswriteagain: Why All’s Not Plain Sailing In Haifa

Alwayswriteagain: Why All’s Not Plain Sailing In Haifa: Our end-of-Passover outing to the National Maritime Museum in Haifa became a dreary disappointment today when the main door was shut in our ...

Alwayswriteagain: Hot Stuff For A New Slant On Passover

Alwayswriteagain: Hot Stuff For A New Slant On Passover: With thanks to Adam Levick of CIF Watch for posting and sharing this fun-filled clip  with its deliciously off-beat look at the story of Pa...

Alwayswriteagain: Ancient Food Forges Arab-Jewish Friendships

Alwayswriteagain: Ancient Food Forges Arab-Jewish Friendships: Thanks to an Israeli TV chef based in London and an American immigrant in the Galilee an ancient food has become a modern fad - and a great ...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Grating Carrots’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Grating Carrots’: “Nancy!”, called Mum. “Come here, please. I need you in the kitchen”. “Nancy,” said Mum, as she appeared, dishevelled,  flushed and resentf...

Alwayswriteagain: Whining About Wine

Alwayswriteagain: Whining About Wine: When, during my first year living in Israel, I dared to criticise the food and service at a popular restaurant in Karmiel, my new friends ro...

Alwayswriteagain: The Curious Incident of Lord Ahmed Condemning Anti...

Alwayswriteagain: The Curious Incident of Lord Ahmed Condemning Anti...: There are several puzzling aspects to the story of twice-disgraced Muslim Labour Peer,  Nazir Lord Ahmed which are yet to be addressed. ...

Alwayswriteagain: New Palestinian Bus Lines ‘NOT Racist’ – Official

Alwayswriteagain: New Palestinian Bus Lines ‘NOT Racist’ – Official: With important international news outlets to support them, no wonder the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions lobby thinks it is winning the ant...

Alwayswriteagain: Jews Should Ignore Holocaust Memorial Day

Alwayswriteagain: Jews Should Ignore Holocaust Memorial Day: If Holocaust Memorial Day is good for anything, it’s to demonstrate how hard it  is simply being Jewish. The twenty-four hours of global com...

Alwayswriteagain: How To Swing At Purim – Just Like That!

Alwayswriteagain: How To Swing At Purim – Just Like That!: There must be as many variations of Purim festivities as there are places worldwide where Jews enjoy them.  But some things are universal: w...

Alwayswriteagain: The Mystery Of ‘Is And Seems’

Alwayswriteagain: The Mystery Of ‘Is And Seems’: As the Jewish world prepares for Purim –  a day of  unbridled carnival hijinks – Israeli audiences have revelled in a rollicking production...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘All The Black Years’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘All The Black Years’: Last night  we kindled a memorial light and recited a prayer. Then Aunt Leila drove us  into the Galilee hills to meet a woman who had spen...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Samson, Delilah – And A Slice Of Treacle Tart’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Samson, Delilah – And A Slice Of Treacle Tart’: The phone barely beeped  before it was answered. “Hello. Phil E Stein. Turf Accountants. How  …” “Phil, you don’t have to be posh with me,...

Alwayswriteagain: We’re Thrilled That ‘It’s A Girl’!

Alwayswriteagain: We’re Thrilled That ‘It’s A Girl’!: I’m re-posting the link to the clip below although it’s already appeared on Facebook and elsewhere. I’m making an exception because of its...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Strangled By Shame’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Strangled By Shame’: A frightening ride through the streets of New Delhi had so exhausted Rafi David that he barely spoke for hours. Then he grimaced. “I must a...