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 ›
Barbaras‘ and Norman’s corner
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 ›
Insufficient attention is being paid to cyber terrorism, and to the debt time-bomb that will not spare even the most thrifty country.
27. Tammus 5781 By Norman Bailey, published first here on July 7th. We all know about, read about, watch and hear about the many perils that surround Israel: Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, etc. There is also much ado… Weiterlesen ›
The road ahead
The new government will have its hands full with immediate problems, but fundamental reforms are also urgent. By Dr. Norman Bailey, published on June 9th here 29. Siwan 5781 „His downfall…resulted from the smallness of a big leader who knew so… Weiterlesen ›
Israel’s perfect storm
13. Siwan 5781 By Norman Bailey, first published here on May 23rd 2021 The disasters that have befallen Israel in the past two years all point to the absolute necessity of forming a functioning government. Israel entered 2019 feeling very good about… Weiterlesen ›
Of Mice And Men, Monkeys, And Pigs. The Ethics Of Chimeric Research.
27. Ijjar 5781 By Barbara Pfeffer Billauer JD MA (occ Health) PhD, published on April 29th here In Greek mythology, the Chimera was a fearsome, fire-breathing monster with a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a dragon’s tail. She terrorized the Lycians… Weiterlesen ›
Joe Biden and Israel
29. Nissan 5781 After just two-and-a-half months, it is clear that, for Israel, the Biden administration will be a repeat of the Obama administration. By Dr. Norman Bailey, first published on April 11th by Globes It is only two and a half months… Weiterlesen ›
Salon Hof Ha'Carmel 