I suspect that like me, most of us were raised with a healthy distrust of strangers. Refrains of ‘don’t talk […]
Israel, Spirituality
A Neshima (breath) for your Neshama (soul)
I had to leave town yesterday. More accurately, I had the opportunity to leave my 1 kilometer ‘covid-radius’ when Odelya, […]
Community, Covid-19, Israel
Birds That Flock Together
It’s that time of the year. Being the first day of Nissan one might expect I am talking about the […]
Israel, Judaism
The Fig Leaf
I picked a fresh fig today and I had to laugh at myself. Until I moved to Israel, the only […]
Israel, Judaism
The Jewish Caper
I love capers! They come right after chocolate in my food groups and are on my tongue an improvement to […]
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Diversity, Israel
Rosh Hodesh Adar at the Kotel….
Joy and Hate at the Western Wall….. As Rosh Hodesh Adar Bet begins to wane, I continue to struggle with […]
Diversity, Israel
Democracy & Conversation
Today, Israelis headed to the polls for city elections. We are making our voices heard. Next week, Americans will have […]
Israel
When is it terror and when is it just evil?
The past two weeks have been filled with news reports of “terrorist kites,” “incendiary kites,” “burning kites,” “burning condoms” (really […]
God, Israel
God is in the Details
Though it probably didn’t originate with him, “God is in the details” is most commonly attributed to German Architect Ludwig […]
Israel
The Honey on Methusala
As an educator and a guide I often think of the line in Yehuda Amichai’s poem, The Tourist “I said […]