6. Cheschwan 5783 Restoring stability to Israel’s political system requires a couple of fundamental reforms. Ho-hum, another election coming up. Will the cycle never end? Will a stable government finally be formed? And finally, does it matter? After all, the… Weiterlesen ›
Barbara’s and Norman’s corner
In the new year, Israel’s problems are mainly at home
11. Tishri 5783 The regional outlook is better than for some time, and internationally Israel is well positioned. The dangers lie in social divisions and political dysfunction. The outlook for Israel in the new year is unusually clear, but very… Weiterlesen ›
Give the people’s wealth to the people
3. Siwan 5782 Norman Bailey Israel’s sovereign wealth fund, finally activated, should be used to narrow the country’s shockingly wide economic gaps. The Israeli government has finally activated the sovereign wealth fund that was authorized years ago to accumulate the… Weiterlesen ›
Genocide is a word not to be used lightly
30. Nissan 5782 28 Apr, 2022 21:15 Norman Bailey The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a crime under international law and atrocities have been committed, but the Russians are not trying to annihilate the Ukrainian people. Words matter. Words can… Weiterlesen ›
The Curse Of Knowledge And Whole Genome Sequencing
29. Nissan 5782 By Barbara Pfeffer Billauer JD MA (Occ. Health) PhD — April 25, 2022 Adam and Eve were commanded not to eat of the tree of knowledge, lest “in the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die.” [1] Adam… Weiterlesen ›
Was geschah am 3. Februar?
2. Adar I 5782 Geschichte: 1948 Ab diesem Tag mussten alle 19- bis 25-jährigen Israelis den vollen Wehrdienst leisten. Er betrug bei Männern drei und bei Frauen ein Jahr. 1949 ergaben die ersten Wahlen der Knesset folgendes Ergebnis: Mapai 46, Mapam 19, Religiöse Front 16, Freiheit 14, Allgemeine… Weiterlesen ›
Omicron, The Best Laid Plans… and the Supreme Court
22. Shevat 5782 Even as the Supreme Court authorized the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to mandate vaccination of all Medicaid and Medicare employees–including those not employed by the federal government, a Texas court just blocked the federal government from mandating… Weiterlesen ›
Wochenabschnitt: Chol HaMoed Sukkot, Ex 33:12- 34:26. u. Num 29:26-28
ב“ה 18./19.Tishrei 5782 24./25 September 2021 Schabbateingang in Jerusalem: (Kerzenzünden) 17:53 Schabbatausgang in Jerusalem: 19:08 Schabbateingang in Zürich: 19:01 Schabbatausgang in Zürich: 20:03 Schabbateingang in Wien: 18:30 Schabbatausgang in Wien: 19:32 Dieser Schabbat fällt in die sieben Tage von Sukkot, es ist also… Weiterlesen ›
Where one man’s freedom ends….
3. Tishri 5782 By Barbara Pfeffer Billauer JD MA (Occ. Health) PhD, first published here What are the boundaries of individual freedoms? Are there limits to our liberty? Does a pandemic change the calculus? A story is told about a… Weiterlesen ›
Cognitive dissonance in the USA
9.Elul 5781 First published by Norman Bailey 17.7.2021 here Psychologists have a concept they call „cognitive dissonance“. It refers to those occasions when one of the senses is signalling one thing and another of the senses is signalling the opposite…. Weiterlesen ›
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