Michael Kuttner

Celebrating Shavuot in Israel makes one realize what this festival is really all about. Its agricultural traditions connected to the harvest and beginning of summer is clearly evident. The anniversary of the birth of our nation and receiving our “constitution” at Mount Sinai marks the final long trek to the Land promised to our Patriarchs […]

As we face a tsunami of hate and delegitimisation not seen since pre-World WarII times, the necessity to speak out has never been more urgent.

Israel’s summer has kicked in with soaring temperatures. Schools are about to go on the long vacation and everyone is heading for the beach. Unfortunately, lots of unwelcome guests will also be arriving ready to sting unwary bathers. This year’s annual invasion of jellyfish is about to arrive and by all accounts they will be […]

An affliction is running rampant and has developed an uncanny resistance to any sort of countermeasures. No treatment, whether medication, surgery or preventative action can cure the malady once it has infected individuals. It has reached epidemic proportions in every part of the globe. Myopia is a common vision problem in which close objects look […]

June 29, 2024 by Michael Kuttner Read on for article It is amazing how many times we encounter a connection with New Zealand.

July 5, 2024 by Michael Kuttner Read on for article Incredibly, some individuals and groups still believe that the Arab/Islamic campaign of terror against Israel and Jews only dates from 1967.

IDF soldiers on bases all over Israel receive meals from the military catering division. Nevertheless, there is nothing quite the same as Shabbat food made by loving families. Given the multiplicities of ethnicities represented, the choices of food are extensive.

The only way to eliminate lethal pathogens is to thoroughly sanitize the infected areas. Currently, we are witnessing another sort of sanitization. It is the frenetic attempts to absolve and exonerate the pathogenic politicians, political parties and terror-supporting regimes threatening to cause mass chaos and violence worldwide. Failure to deal with this rising scourge is […]

July 14, 2024 by Michael Kuttner Read on for article Would you get into a stranger's car if they offered you a ride?

Last Shabbat's Torah Parsha (portion) of Balak is a stark reminder of how relevant that episode in Jewish history is for all of us today.