On Wednesday evening this coming week, my family and I will have the privilege to join Jewish people around the world in an ancient tradition called Passover. This feast of remembrance, which God instructed Moses … Read More
Hanging in the Balance
“How lonely sits the city, that was full of people!” — Lamentations 1:1 — By: Netanel R. March 25th, 2020 I never thought I would live to see the day when the streets of Jerusalem … Read More
Purim in Pictures
This time every year in Israel, one can see in the windows of many restaurants and bakeries a treat known as “Ozney Haman” (Hebrew for: “the ears of Haman”) or “hamentaschen” (Yiddish for: “Haman pockets”). … Read More
When we pray for rain
Pictured above: The Jezreel Valley on a rainy day in Israel. By: Netanel R. Rainfall can be both a blessing and a challenge; too much rain can lead to flooding, but if not enough rain … Read More
Israel & Iran: Recent Rivals
By: Netanel R. January 30th, 2020 Nearly 41 years ago, Israel lost a close friend… Iran. Really? Yes. Just a few decades ago, Israel enjoyed the fruits of thousands of years of Persians standing with … Read More
Along the Mount of Olives
Pictured above: The Old City of Jerusalem at sunset in the winter from the Mount of Olives By: Netanel R. January 15th, 2020 I didn’t grow up in Jerusalem. I grew up in a small … Read More
Watchmen on the Wall
THE RHYTHM OF OUR STOMPING BOOTS WAS OFF BEAT. “One, two, one, two” I whispered, unsuccessfully attempting to steady the cadence of the 43 other soldiers marching in front of and behind me. Positioned in … Read More
Hanukkah: Be of Good Cheer!
“Now, on the fifteenth day of the month Kislev… they (the Greek occupiers of Israel) set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar (of the temple in Jerusalem)… The Books of the Law which … Read More
An Invitation to Solidarity
By: Netanel R. December 13th, 2019 Nearly half of the people in Israel have at least one parent who was not born in Israel. This holds true, not only for Jewish Israelis, but also for … Read More
