Welcome to “News & Notes,” where we look at the happenings here in Westchester County WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — March 31, 2020 —Stay home, stay safe, stay well…Let’s all help flatten the curve… As we are all going through a new and difficult journey, I thought maybe a little humor might be helpful… My alarm clock blasts off at 7am, …
By MARK JEFFERS
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
By BOB WEIR
FLOWER MOUND, TX — March 27, 2020 —The tools of conquest don’t necessarily come from bombs, bullets and military troops invading our borders. There are weapons much more lethal and more easily transmitted. Although there are weapons of mass destruction that come from laboratory experiments on animals and insects that somehow, accidentally or purposely, find their way into the human …
By BOB WEIR
Trolled By a Terrorist
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
EFRAT, ISRAEL — March 27, 2020 — I sent an email this week offering tips on being in isolation from Israel’s political and civic leader, former Deputy Prime Minister and former Soviet Prisoner of Zion, Natan Sharansky. I run The Genesis 123 Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to building bridges between Jews and Christians and Christians with Israel in new and …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Driving Me Crazy Duo John and Laurie Wiles Review the 2020 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Limited, Gabrielle M. Etzel, Publisher / Editor-in-Chief of The Unvarnished Blog Speaks to Coronavirus (COVID-19), and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher/ Editor-at-Large on Westchester On the Level – March 26, 2020 at 10am EST
Participate by calling: (347) 205-9201. Listen to this broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet … http://tobtr.com/s/11695928 Please note the broadcast goes “live” at 10am EST sharp and is archived within 15 minutes after conclusion of the broadcast. PINEHURST, NC; GROVE CITY, PA; and YONKERS, NY — Driving Me Crazy duo John and Laurie Wiles share their impressions regarding …
Who Cares About Gaza
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
EFRAT, ISRAEL — March 24, 2020 — With the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus in Gaza, all eyes are (strangely) on Israel. Lets explore why and if that’s well founded, or helpful. Some background is important. During the British occupation of the Land of Israel (1917-1948), Gaza was meant to become part of an Arab state per a two-state solution …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
To All My Neighbors
By Bronxville Mayor MARY MARVIN, Esq.
BRONXVILLE, NY — March 24, 2020 — Hemingway said, “Courage is grace under pressure” and I can attest that our Village is filled with courageous citizens. It starts right at our Police Department where our officers volunteered to pick up and deliver groceries and medicine to our seniors and the infirmed. Our Police Department was the thoughtful recipients of meals …
By Bronxville Mayor MARY MARVIN, Esq.
How We Are (One) And How We Are (Two)
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
How We Are (One) I do not write to preach but to share our experiences in the hope that it may be enlightening, perhaps comforting, if not helpful. I also write because we are blessed by many who have reached out, as friends from all over the world, specifically to ask how we are because we are in Israel. Especially …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Israel’s Arab Problem
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
EFRAT, ISRAEL — March 17, 2020 — Now that former Chief of Staff, General Benny Gantz, has been tasked with forming the next Israeli government by President Reuven Rivlin, it’s time to take a look to see how we got here and how this relates to Israel’s Arabs. Far from being an apartheid state, some 20% of Israel’s population are …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Coronavirus, Crisis, and Changing the Nature of Work
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
Necessity as the mother of invention has long been a driving force for progress. In our political system, the main driver of change has been crisis. The political system is so robust by design that only when there is a true crisis, do we begin to see movement on anything. Obviously, the same must be true for the economy. The …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
LEAVING ON A JET PLANE: Ponte Vedra Inn & Club – A Sun-Kissed Sojourn
By BARBARA BARTON SLOANE
Sky above, Sand below, Peace within– Ponte Vedra, Florida is a seaside community located just 18 miles south of Jacksonville and a 35 minute drive from its airport. At the turn of the 20th Century, Ponte Vedra Beach was a pristine wilderness of sand dunes, swamps, alligators, twisted oaks and wild palmetto trees. It had its beginnings as a humble mining …
By BARBARA BARTON SLOANE