No Time for a Rally
Even if I believed we had no choice, I would spend this evening reading the news in horror and pain… Even if I thought it...
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Turning on our Future Rabbis: Israel and Rabbinic Education
Daniel Gordis, in his recent essay “Are Young Rabbis Turning on Israel?” published in Commentary, identifies a number of important challenges facing rabbinical education and...
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How can I explain why Israel is important to the Jewish people?
My in-laws seem to only focus on the negatives about Israel. I want to steer our conversations away from all the negativity -- but not...
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From the Place Where We are Right Flowers Will Never Grow: Tending the Relationship between North American Jews and Israel
The Place Where We are RightFrom the place where we are rightFlowers will never growIn the spring.The place where we are rightIs hard and trampledLike...
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Leaning in to risk, or: why I said yes - An open invitation to Boston Jews
Chevre, Last month, a good friend approached me to help with outreach for an upcoming event. Normally, I would have jumped at the invitation. I...
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My Boston-Haifa-Jerusalem Connection: An Open Letter to the Boston Jewish Community
First of all - Thank You.I have called Boston home for nearly all of my 27-plus years on this planet, and there are many individuals...
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Book Review: My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner by Meir Shalev
This story is not about a vacuum cleaner. With a title like My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner, I expected a more straightforward...
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Banned at the San Siro: The Flag of Israel
I’ve been blogging about the UEFA Champions League since August, when HaPoel Tel Aviv battled through the qualifying rounds to make it to the...
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Osama Bin Laden: To Celebrate or Not To Celebrate
Osama Bin Laden: To Celebrate or Not To Celebrate Can you remember where you were when you learned when learned of the birth of Israel?...
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Israel's Fire Through the Eyes of a Teenager
Vered Israely, Director of the Haifa-Boston Connection, shares this letter from herself and her 14-year-old daughter, Noya. Dear Friends, This is a difficult time for...
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