After answering a request to provide a cake for the Batmitzvah ceremonies organized by ESRA for the 6th grade girls participating in the Students Build a Community Project in Netanya, I felt compelled not only to bring the cake but also to stay for the ceremony. What a surprise and delight it was. Twenty young girls from the four neighborhoods in N...

Take one bus, fill it with excited and expectant people from Modiin to Herzliya, add a knowledgeable tour guide, and you have the recipe for a fun day out! This was the third in ESRA's series of Here and There Around Israel tours, that provide newcomers to Israel and even old-timers, a wonderful opportunity to familiarize themselves with every corn...

Adjustment and Adaptation  ESRA's 43rd AGM will be taking place on Zoom a few days after I write these words. In order to keep everyone updated I am including here a few of the main points to be presented in my report. We have a great deal to be proud of regarding our activities during the past year, with the key words being adjustment and ada...

The Story of Dr. M. This time I have chosen to share with you a real case study (with minor changes in details, to preserve the clients' privacy), in order to illustrate the importance of writing a Will, especially when tensions are present within the family. The first time I met Dr. M and his lovely wife was several years ago. They hired my servic...

Antisemitism and the 1753 Jew Law Controversy By Yoel Sheridan Austin Macauley Publishers, London, Cambridge, New York, and Sharjah Paperback: $8.95, Kindle $4.50, both on Amazon Yoel Sheridan's overt agenda when he began writing this slender (100 p.) historical volume was to explain a somewhat bizarre event in Britain's legal history: The passing ...