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“Sorry Rabbi, This Year No Jews Allowed“
On Tuesday we hosted a group of Americans and Canadians on a dual-narrative tour of Israel. That means they go around to hear Israelis and Palestinians sharing their perspective on the war. Almost all of the tour participants were Jews, including several Reform rabbis. We were to be this group’s only unequivocally pro-Israel presenters, so our perspective was new for them. And hopefully, it was eye-opening. But at the meal I came to understand that this isn’t actually a dual narrative tour, it’s a triple narrative tour. The...
read moreAviva’s at the Kotel Every Weekday at 3 AM
This morning at pilates I noticed several women in a stir about something one participant, a Yemenite woman in her 60s named Aviva, had shared. “Every day?” one asked her. “When do you go to sleep?!” “Unbelievable!” another exclaimed. I asked the woman next to me what all the buzz was about, “For 30 years, Aviva and her husband have been waking up in the middle of the night to get to the Kotel to pray by 3 AM.” This was something I wanted to hear more about…So after the class, I asked Aviva...
read moreMoroccan Grandma’s Heartwarming Blessing to Soldier Grandson
Love this! This video went viral in Israel. Now in English too, special for you:) https://jewishmom.com/wp-content/uploads/d2b1eff4-2566-49b4-b79f-830087317cf4.mp4
read moreMi K’Amcha Yisrael at Rami Levi by Yinon Magal
Breaking news from Ashkelon. The 401st Brigade was taking a break from combat and on a short vacation near Gaza. Two soldiers came to the Rami Levy in Ashkelon to buy around $1000 of food for a graduation party later that night. And then these two young soldiers discovered that the voucher the battalion commander had given them couldn’t be used at Rami Levy. There they were, with 3 overflowing shopping carts, confused…embarrassed…knowing the whole battalion was waiting for them. Right away I asked the head cashier to...
read moreMuslim Influencer Falls in Love with Israel after Stereotype-Defying Visit
Yemenite Twitter internet personality, Luai Ahmed, recently came to visit Israel and this is what he had to say about his experience. 🇾🇪🇮🇱 WOW!
read more“I’m Done with Blending”
Friday night we hosted a solidarity mission from one of New Jersey’s largest and wealthiest Jewish communities. A board member of several Jewish organizations, including his own Reform Temple, spoke with great emotion about their intense week-long trip spent meeting with parents of hostages, seeing the devastating wreckage of Kfar Aza, and hearing from parents and spouses of those murdered on October 7th who honored this group by sharing their painful stories with them for the first time. At one point, this dignified man broke down...
read moreOnly in Israel: Look Who’s Singing Jerusalem of Gold!
Shabbat Shalom! 💜✡ https://jewishmom.com/wp-content/uploads/1b7f73d7-cf8f-4b22-8213-c1a8bd6ab075.mp4
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