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Social Distancing as Spirituality

By Yocheved Golani March 22, 2020 July 23, 2020 1

I believe in MIRACLES and that HKBH wants a happy ending to the story even for Jews outside Israel.

A Picture of What Will Never Be Mine

By Paula Stern March 20, 2019 March 20, 2019 1

An isolated space such as this would seem ideal. Pristine. Deserted. Peaceful. Green and filled with growth. But as I painted it, my mind shifted to a second set of descriptive words. Private. Alone. Solitary. And in this post, I explain why all of that is the polar opposite of Israel.

The Most Beautiful Birthday Party I Have Ever Attended–Didn’t Even Know the Boy!

By Editor July 3, 2018 July 3, 2018 8

Attending a birthday party in and of itself is not something remarkable. However, this party, this communal “event” was something altogether different…and inspirational! A few weeks ago, there was a small, innocuous Facebook post by a mother here in Maale Adumim. Her son, Matanel, was about to celebrate his 6th …

This is Am Yisrael & Eretz Yisrael

By Editor January 25, 2018 March 25, 2018 0

So, I had to get my daughter’s gift-given mirror repaired, and I found a fix-it guy at the edge of downtown Tiberias. He’s got work clothes on, and me, sneakers. He asks me where I’m from, and I say Yavniel, which is just outside Tiberias. ‘Breslev?’ he asks ‘Jewish,’ I reply, …

About Aliyah

By Editor January 10, 2018 January 10, 2018 1

There are a million and one things to say about Aliyah, each with its seemingly-almost-equal corresponding contradictory points. Aliyah means Jews “ascending” and returning to their homeland, the Land of Israel, based on God’s promises uttered and documented in His Book to us again and again, via our Patriarchs and …

Guide to Israeli Banking

By Guest Blogger December 19, 2017 April 30, 2018

Smarter Israeli Banking by Rifka Lebowitz is a wonderful gift for any newcomer to Israel… and to anyone who is new to handling his/her banking and finances, whether young adults or the recently widowed or divorced.

40 Years in Shiloh Significance

By Guest Blogger November 13, 2017 November 13, 2017 0

For the past few months, we’ve been focusing on the memorable fact that we’re in the fortieth year of the renewal of Jewish Life in Shiloh.

Every Day Aliyah Day

By Guest Blogger October 29, 2017 October 29, 2017 0

Since I can’t disguise my immigrant background, it means that wherever I am, whatever I do, I’m celebrating my own Aliyah Day.

Israel from halfway up

By Editor October 26, 2017 October 28, 2017 2

For the past couple of weeks, I have been kind of handicapped. On October 4, I suffered what apparently was a seizure. Since then, I have been kind of weak and unsteady. I’ve read that it goes with the territory, and takes a while for the brain and body to …