On the other hand
May 22, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
One of the bonuses of living in Israel is that the Hebrew calendar regulates the Festivals and important dates in Jewish history. Read more
Hide and seek
May 20, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Quote: Three things cannot hide for long. The moon, the sun and the Truth. Read more
On the other hand
May 15, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Lag B’Omer is looming and with it, the annual trek by thousands to Meron which last year witnessed a fatal stampede facilitated by inadequate infrastructure and uncontrollable crowds. Read more
Sour notes and tone deaf
May 13, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
This has been a bumper week during which rhetoric and incitement combined to produce toxic results and tone deaf responses. Read more
On the other hand
May 8, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
From tragedy and mourning to joy and celebration – that is the age-old experience of the Jewish People during three millennia of history. Read more
From out of Zion
May 6, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
It was a promise made at the dawn of Jewish history and despite all the doubters and haters, it is a modern-day miracle. Read more
Judeophobia Recycled
April 29, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Yom Hashoah this year is being commemorated by Jewish communities worldwide amidst the biggest upsurge of hate and incitement since the liberation of the concentration camps in 1945. Read more
On the othern hand
April 25, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
With a week of Chol Hamoed (intermediate days) Pesach, Israelis took the opportunity to visit nature reserves and picnic with family and friends. Read more
Preordained script
April 21, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Quote: “The future is an unknown but a somewhat predictable unknown. To look to the future, we must first look back upon the past. That is where the seeds of the future were planted.” (Albert Einstein) Read more
On the other hand
April 18, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
This is the thirtieth year that we will be celebrating Pesach in the Promised Land. Read more
Passover road map
April 15, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
It may in the end have taken forty years to get here but the road map couldn’t have been clearer. Read more
On the other hand
April 10, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Nothing is predictable or gradual in Israel. Read more
Inconvenient revelations
April 8, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Very often there are news items that upset conventional thinking and as a consequence, they sink without trace. Read more
On the other hand
April 3, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Hating Jews has once again become fashionable. Read more
Under the radar
April 1, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
If something is flying under the radar it usually means that it is undetected or unseen. Read more
On the other hand
March 27, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Israel has just passed a momentous milestone. Read more
Beware the Ides of March
March 25, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Any history student of Julius Caesar’s life will instantly recognize the significance of the Ides of March. Read more
On the other hand
March 23, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
According to long-time locals and weather experts, this current winter has been the coldest, bleakest and longest we have experienced in recent memory. Read more
Post-Purim reality checks
March 18, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
The festivities are over, the fancy costumes and masks are put away for another year and it is time to take note of the real world again. Read more
On the other hand
March 13, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
This year Purim is being celebrated in the shadow of death and destruction on the continent of Europe not seen since the dark days of the Second World War. Read more
A Gantze Megillah
March 11, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
This well known Yiddish expression, usually used as a wry comment, basically means a “complicated and involved situation or state of affairs without end.” Read more
On the other hand
March 6, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
The first blossoms are appearing on the trees and early signs of spring are evident. Read more
Beyond the headlines
March 4, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
According to surveys, on average five times as many people read the headlines as read the news items. Read more
On the other hand
February 27, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
If COVID has kept you from visiting Israel for the last two or more years be prepared for major surprises when you eventually do make it here. Read more
Perilous omens
February 25, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Quote: “There is something coming this way and I don’t want to be here when it arrives.” Read more
On the other hand
February 21, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
There is a worldwide surge in consumer prices and this has also impacted Israeli households. Read more
Loud and clear
February 18, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
When the weather is about to turn nasty the early indications of impending storms are usually loud and clear. Read more
On the other hand
February 13, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Living in Israel one really does not need to have a calendar in order to know when the next festival is approaching. Read more
Shameful yet not unexpected
February 11, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
During a long and eventful history, the Jewish People have encountered myriad shameful situations. Read more
On the other hand
February 6, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Amidst all the pressures generated by Omicron and seasonal winter ailments combined with overstretched medical personnel and resources, there was some positive news this week. Read more
