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A View from Jerusalem
May the Land and People of Israel Be Blessed in the New Year
By Leah Garber אבינו מלכינו, שמע קולנו, חדש עלינו שנה טובה Lord our God, Hear…
Jewish Values in Action: The True Reality of Today's Israel
By Leah Garber At the end of this August weekend in Israel: 55 hours of…
Why We Hope for Quiet… Even if It Doesn’t Last for 40 Years
By Leah Garber In Judges 3:11 we read: “The land (of Israel) was quiet for…
Eternal Grief and Abundant Joy: A Country's Delicate Balance
By Leah Garber As happens every year, writing about Israel’s national holidays—Holocaust Remembrance Day, Memorial…
Why Resilience and Heroism Are Also Part of the Passover Story
By Leah Garber “In every generation, a person is obligated to see himself as if…
Israel Will Not Stand Idly By
By Leah Garber The horrors of the war in Ukraine are intensifying daily. Our eyes…
What Do Queen Esther and Henrietta Szold Have in Common?
By Leah Garber One hundred and ten years ago today, Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization…
Why We Must Support the Diversity of Jewish Peoplehood in Israel
By Leah Garber Ninety-three years ago this month, the fifth wave of immigration to Israel…
From the Balfour Declaration to the Winds of Reconciliation
By Leah Garber One hundred and four years ago today, on a day that thundered…
Why Visiting Mount Herzl Inspires Jewish Pride
By Leah Garber In his will, Theodor Herzl, visionary of the Jewish state, wrote: “I…