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A View from Jerusalem
A Hug Is So Much More Than Just a Hug
By Leah Garber In Modi’in, one of our neighborhood’s kindergartens has been transformed into a…
Silver Linings Amidst the Challenges
By Leah Garber The bright lights of Hanukkah have faded, leaving us in 2020’s darkest…
Rabin's Spirit of Hope and Unity Lives On
By Leah Garber Today marks the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Israel’s Prime Minister…
We Israelis Are Tired, but Hope Remains
By Leah Garber The Jewish lifecycle offers us tremendous highs and deep lows, with lots…
May We Find Relief and Respite, Cure and Blessings in the New Year
By Leah Garber Autumn’s wandering birds carry foreign scents and a touch of mystery. What…
Amidst the Perfect Storm, a Peace Treaty
Late Thursday night, in the midst of a hot, steamy and extremely challenging summer for…
Normality is in Our DNA, But Not This Summer
By Leah Garber Israeli summers boast an endless holiday atmosphere. Dressed in casual, light-colored clothing…
Celebrating Shavuot in Israel in the Age of Covid-19
Beginning at sundown on Thursday, the Jewish world will celebrate Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks,…
From Mourning to Celebrating
Today, on Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, the State of Israel shed its 24 hours…
“Why is this night different from all other nights?”
Tomorrow night, around festive seder tables, we will all ask together: “Ma nishtana…?—Why is this…