Jonathan Feldstein

  • Arsonists in the White House

    Arsonists in the White House

    I made it a point not to go to sleep last night, knowing what was coming from Iran. After Shabbat with my son’s pre-army program, we heard news of the instructions from Israel’s Homefront Command that for the next two days all schools would be closed, there were to be no gatherings of more than

  • My Traumatic yet Joyous Homecoming to Israel

    My Traumatic yet Joyous Homecoming to Israel

    Coming home to Israel after a trip overseas to anywhere, for any length of time, is always emotional. Choking back tears, in a matter of minutes I see the coast, cities with countless construction sites indicating growth and building for the future, low-lying houses and buildings surrounded by fertile cultivated fields. I anticipate seeing my

  • Please Don’t Tell Me That God Is Punishing the Jews, Especially Today

    Please Don’t Tell Me That God Is Punishing the Jews, Especially Today

    There are many areas of agreement between Jews and Christians. For example, both emphasize the foundational importance of loving God and loving one’s neighbor, as well as the importance of living by the ethical ideals of the Torah and the Prophets. Both emphasize a final Day of Judgment where we give account for our lives

  • BREAKING: Israel at War Update, Live From the Scene

    BREAKING: Israel at War Update, Live From the Scene

    In full view of the Gaza Strip in Israel, Jonathan Feldstein and his family were rudely awakened Saturday morning at around 6:20 a.m. by a loud siren, only a few hours after they had returned from their daughter’s home from a “lovely” holiday meal for Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. Living in Israel, Feldstein, an

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