Of Oysters and Israel (Yom Ha'atzma'ut 5781)One article changed my whole view of Zionism. Since Iād grown up in a strongly Zionist environment, from my home to my day school to my...
On This Covid Yom Haāatzmaut, Letās Hit the Reset ButtonMany things that worried us tremendously a few months ago seem to have lost their urgency in the age of COVID19. As Bari Weiss noted in a...
āNo-Placeā Like Home: The Utopia That Came TrueThe word utopia was first used by Sir Thomas More in 1516. He coined the term combining two Greek words: ou (not) and topos (place), and...
After the Siren: Yom Hazikaron and GratitudeIsrael has two major memorial days: Yom Hazikaronāthe remembrance day for fallen soldiers of Israel and Israeli terror victimsāand Yom...
Letter to My Son Going to IsraelFriends, I generally use the Jewish holidays to share ideas and insights on Judaism and philanthropy. But this holiday of Yom Haatzmaut,...
"Israel" (Jorge Luis Borges, 1969)Dear friends, I was working on a message that would express my feelings in relation to Yom Haatzmaut, Israel Independence Day. Something...