Great news! According to numerous news sources Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former marine Paul Whelan have been released in a prisoner swap. Gershkovich and Whelan had been imprisoned I’m Russia based on spying charges. In what has been described...
By Masada Siegel Standing strong for Israel is not the first time comedian Shawn Pelofsky, who has received death threats for her activism, has stood in the line of fire. She was one of the first female comics to perform in Afghanistan after Sept 11. “When I told my...
One Jewish man's mission to save a Muslim family. The creed “leave no one behind” has become a mandate for a loosely connected network of veterans, active military and law enforcement. They are dedicated to stealthily evacuating, resettling and advocating for Afghans...
“The Israelis are the strongest in the world, when we are united, we are invincible.”
Whenever I told people I was going to Israel, they always said the same thing. “Why? Why would you go now? It’s a war zone.”
By Debra Rich Gettleman Todd Shotz is like the Jewish Kevin Bacon. No matter who you are, if you’re Jewish, you are somehow connected to him in less than six degrees. We found shared connections with dear friends in La Jolla, after about 42 seconds. Maybe his gift of...
A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news By Sivan Rahav Meir Translated by Yehoshua Siskin Invitation to the Western Wall These days, when there is so much advice going around on how to cope, here’s another suggestion: Come to the Western...
As far back as Ilana Muhlstein can remember she struggled mightily with her weight. As a morbidly obese child whose weight was the center of her family’s focus, she took comfort in sitting on a stool in front of the tv mindlessly eating to stuff down feelings about...
We are fighting a physical war on the ground as well as a spiritual war for our own people
We need a better public relations campaign. One that makes people think differently.
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