Author Archives: Dovber Halevi
The Narrow Bridge: Overnight Millionaire
The Narrow Bridge: The new Pharaoh of Egypt
And there came to Egypt a Pharaoh that did not know. That was the portion of the Book of Exodus the Jewish People were learning last week. We are taught that according to the portion of the Torah we are … Continue reading
The Narrow Bridge: Uncle Sam’s Pharaoh
How did a man who never served a day in uniform seize absolute power in Egypt? What transpired over the last week that enabled this man to assume the same powers as his predecessors Colonel Gamal Nasser, Lieutenant Anwar Sadat, … Continue reading
The Narrow Bridge: How Do You Move 15 Babies in 15 Seconds?
Air raid sirens blasted throughout the Gush Etzion Region today. We all ran for cover. Once we heard the thud, we knew the sirens would soon stop. I asked a friend if she was able to find shelter when the … Continue reading
The Narrow Bridge: Persia’s “Peasants of Gaza”
To my Arab cousins in Gaza: As you fire the Fajr missiles given to you by outsiders, they will soon hit our airports. Once you jeapordize our link to the rest of the world, you will strangle our economy. This … Continue reading
The Narrow Bridge: The Israeli War for Mankind
You can’t explain how over a thousand bombing raids over the Gaza Strip, the most densely populated piece of land on earth, has only killed 69 people. In Libya, Syria, and Egypt, brutal dictators have killed ten times the amount … Continue reading
The Narrow Bridge: The Hour of Greatness
Originally Published in Breslev World Anybody that forces the hour, the hour forces him back. But anybody that surrenders to the hour, the hour surrenders to him. -Talmud, Berachot 64a Have you ever felt something significant missing in your life? … Continue reading
The Narrow Bridge: My Firsthand Account
In all my years of living on Long Island, Manhattan, and the center of Israel I never thought I would be standing in a doorway waiting for an Iranian made Fajr-5 rocket to land in my neighborhood. This is my … Continue reading
The Narrow Bridge: Conquering the Land of Israel
In our generation we will see the majority of Jews living in the Promised Land for the first time since King Solomon’s Temple stood in its glory. Conquering the Land of Israel is no longer a military feat. The challenge … Continue reading
The Narrow Bridge: My Failure
After four years of presidential Israel bashing, it was assumed that the Jewish people would select someone else to lead Israel’s biggest ally. They didn’t. At the very least, it was assumed that some of the Jews would switch alliances. … Continue reading