“The Israelis are the strongest in the world, when we are united, we are invincible.”
Go to Israel. NOW!
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.”
A SHELTER OF SOLIDARITY
By Debra Rich Gettleman Everything changed on October 7th, 2023. The world felt different; more frightening, more chaotic, more imbalanced. Collectively, Jews all over the globe felt the horrific pain that Hamas had inflicted. At first, we felt the world had our...
Israel-Beyond the headlines
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...
Soulmate Search with NetFlix Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom
We are fighting a physical war on the ground as well as a spiritual war for our own people
Kibbutz Nirim Survivor Adele Raemer: My DNA changed on October 7th
By Cindy Saltzman The first time I met Adele Raemer was during a Zoom interview. She wore a T-shirt with Hebrew letters on it that I couldn’t quite make out. When asked what it said, she replied, “Oh, I had the other one on before. I’m bilingual.” She pulled up a...
Trauma is real: Pay attention to the signs
“Listen to your kids,” Dr. Rich advises. “Ask them what questions they have and reassure them that they are safe and will continue to be safe.
I’m taking this personally
This isn’t a fight against the Palestinian people.
Do something out loud, even if it’s a whisper!
Elie Wiesel said, “Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
Speak your peace – A message from Rabbi Bill Berk in Jerusalem
Here’s a secret about Israeli society. If there had been ten people murdered and four people kidnapped we would be as horrified and stressed out as we are with 1400 murdered and 245 kidnapped.
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