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As I left the retreat saying goodbyes to a few people that touched me most during my stay I found myself in a taxi with my friend Moshe on the way to Haifa for the train to Tel Aviv. Everything appeared different, somewhat special in a normal sort of way as normal as my breath. I have been practicing different varieties of meditation for over 30 years and “mindful meditation” for over 8 years now. But never have I sat for a 7 day” silent” Jewish Meditation practice in Israel. In fact this was a first ever Silent Jewish Meditation retreat in Israel at the Kibbutz Hannaton Educational and Spiritual Center.

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I had the blessing  of knowing Shlomo.  While I was involved with a guru at the time,  Shlomo  patiently suggested I go live either in his “House of Love and Prayer” in San Francisco or at his Moshav at Modiin in Israel.

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As we approach Yom Kippur in Israel I find the need to make a few final comments about this special day in the life of an Israeli/American Jew living in this amazing country.

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How can I describe the feeling of standing on a street in silence with hundreds of “strangers” at attention listening to the 2 minutes of sirens blaring throughout the city. All cars and buses emptied as the pedestrians stand along side them contemplating those dreadful events.

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The elections are over and the people have spoken. But what have they actually said? It appears that most of the population has voted for a centrist government with a twist from the right thrown in. The entire world is hoping against hope that Israel will develop a stable government and one that will function with out the extreme parties from both the far-left and far-right. Continue Reading »

Sitting at my command post which essentially is my office and the place where Yoram and I do our podcasts, it is weirdly quiet in Tel Aviv. Everyone is well aware that a war is raging but 30 kilometers as the crow flies from my door. Yet we all go about our normal lives with the full knowledge of the war.

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