Rabbi Dow Marmur
Rabbi Marmur is spiritual leader emeritus of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. Now a resident of Israel, he may be contacted via dow.marmur@sdjewishworld.com
Netanyahu trial to make history, possibly tumult
Next Sunday, Binyamin Netanyahu is about to make history, but not of the kind for which he wants to be remembered. The court just ordered him to appear in person at the opening of...
The Supreme Court and the Knesset
The two issues that kept Israel’s Supreme Court busy (all eleven judges sitting together, which is very rare, I understand) deliberating in public view (a) whether Israel can have a prime minister about to...
Did Gantz do the right thing?
Some friends whose opinions I respect have reacted against my support (for what it’s worth) for the so-called unity government. They do not seem to believe that Benny Gantz did the right thing by...
Purim in the House of Mozes
Purim was celebrated this year in Israel and perhaps elsewhere also as a respite from worrying about the spread of the coronavirus (epidemic? pandemic? panic?). In the old-age home (pardon: “parents’ home; golden age...
Stalemate continues among Netanyahu, Gantz, Lieberman
Power and paranoia seem to go together. The more you have of the former, the more are you likely to be burdened by the latter. Biographers of Stalin, for example, when describing his ruthless...
The deal of the century — really?
“To build in Judea and Samaria like in Tel Aviv.” That’s one of the headlines in today’s Yisrael Hayom, the popular daily newspaper distributed without charge and financed by the American-Jewish casino magnate Sheldon Adelson....
Holocaust conference a boon to Netanyahu
Many of the world’s VIPs are in Jerusalem today: heads of state or their deputies, heads of government, foreign ministers and other important dignitaries from more than 40 countries. They’ve come to mark the...
Did Netanyahu purposely precipitate a Gaza crisis?
I’ve kept silent for some time while the politicians are trying to avoid yet another general election in Israel by forming a government. As Avigdor Liberman, the head of the “Russian” Yisrael Beiteinu party, refuses...
Benny Gantz reaches out to all sides
Benny Gantz’s career-switch from general to political leader seemed awkward. His statements were few and usually inane. One was left with the impression that he had nothing to say or that his three sub-leaders...
A unity government in Israel?
There are signs that Israel will be spared the nightmare of a third election. The politicians of the two major parties may be coming to their senses. Prime Minister Netanyahu, who engineered the second...