Michael Kuttner

448 POSTS

Dilemmas

We are faced with a situation in which difficult choices have to be made. The story of creation which we read in Synagogues last week...

Days of judgment

One of the prayers recited during Rosh Hashanah services deals with what may lie ahead in the year to come. Michael Kuttner We are reminded at...

Eyes wide open

We are living in volatile and uncertain times. Michael Kuttner At this time last year I predicted that peace would not break out any time soon....

Wretched

Early this past Sunday morning, I was looking at the news headlines and reading the latest wretched pontifications from Blinken and Lammy. They were reported...

Low Expectations

It pays not to have any great expectations where solidarity, support and sympathy for Israel are called for. As past and recent events have amply...

Irreconcilable and Incompatible

Israel is currently faced with several challenges, domestic and foreign, which seem at first glance to be insurmountable. Domestically, the ongoing saga of the Israeli...

Chicago and other charades

As a non-American, I am always astounded when every four years millions of dollars are spent in hosting Hollywood style political extravaganzas. One would have...

Hate Waves

Climatologists insist that the world is probably experiencing an increase in temperatures with frequent bouts of heat waves. Climate sceptics maintain that periodic warming and...

Cloud Cuckoo Land

This past week has provided further proof of how many are afflicted with absurd fantasies and an unrealistic state of mind. According to Wikipedia, those...

Eulogies

The accepted protocol when speaking at a funeral is to praise the deceased’s achievements and overlook any negative traits. However, what should one do when...