By Leah Garber In Jewish life, there are joyous days and days of mourning—with clear guidelines about how to celebrate and observe each one. Shloshim are the 30 days following … Continued
Day 30: Iron Swords War
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A Time for Unity | שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם Shabbat Shalom | 19 Cheshvan 5784
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By Doron Krakow A Time for Unity Kibbutz Ma’ayan Zvi was founded in 1938 by members of the Maccabi youth movement. High above the Mediterranean coast, it was built not … Continued
Day 27: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber Like most soldiers who serve at least three years of intense, dangerous, and stressful mandatory army service, 25-year-old Lieutenant Yuval Zilber, a reservist soldier in an infantry … Continued
Day 26: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber Yesterday I gave myself a day of grace, allowing my heart—filled with gratitude for the rescue of the soldier from her captors in Gaza—to lead the way, … Continued
Day 25: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber Love is in the air. We all know how it feels when you love someone—whether family members or close friends. The heart expands, we feel a bit … Continued
Day 24: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber On Saturday, October 7, at 9:27 a.m. Roni Eshel wrote to her mother, Sharon: “Hey mom, I’m fine, I’m on duty, don’t worry, I love you.” Sharon … Continued
The War Comes Home | שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם Shabbat Shalom | 12 Cheshvan 5784
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By Doron Krakow The War Comes Home Tomorrow will be three weeks. Three weeks since the horrific, savage slaughter of innocents—children in front of parents, whole families burned alive, concertgoers … Continued
Day 20: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber When poet Haim Gouri, z”l, an Israel Prize laureate, was asked about his well-being, he would answer: “I am doing as well as my country is,” which … Continued
Day 19: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber The parents of October 7, 2023 “A global humanitarian catastrophe” is how Rachel Goldberg-Poulin—the mother of 23-year-old Hersh who was kidnapped to Gaza after the massacre at … Continued
Day 18: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber The human spirit. Stronger than any wall, more stable than solid rock, it will withstand storms and overcome attempts to break it, and, yes, even to the … Continued