I have been blessed, or cursed, with an extremely sharp memory. I used to be able to walk into a room and know exactly what
A few years ago, a friend confided in me, sharing that while some of her kids were receiving many mishloach manot deliveries, one of her
My family was in Israel to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot this past year. We came, we prayed at the Kotel, toured, walked the streets
When Ayelet Abenaim left her Bergen County home for her year in Israel, she wasn’t entirely sure what she would be doing next, but knew
It started as a surprise trip to Israel to celebrate a friend’s milestone birthday. Six Teaneck friends, Luna Paul, Malka Neuman, Merav Dahan, Karine Baron,
In the heart of Israel, a beacon of compassion shines brightly, drawing those in search of meaningful volunteer work to her. Karen Pichel, a remarkable
Channah Appel, a recent Oleh from Cleveland, did the intense six-month medical clowning course long before October 7 occurred. A part of the organization “Simchat
Bianca Brower, a recent olah who lives in Tel Aviv, had been an English teacher for a few years but felt deeply misaligned in this
Nestled a mere kilometer from Egypt, a hair’s breadth from Gaza, is a farm of the 120-family community called Bnei Netzarim. Bnei Netzarim was actually
When the opportunity to volunteer in Israel to do goat-herding came up, Ian Lobell, a California native, jumped at the chance. The tip of his
Five years ago, Cheryl Dorchinsky, a Georgia resident, left corporate America and started the nonprofit the Atlanta Israel Coalition. Its mission was to create a
The shops that lined Ben Yehuda were mostly shuttered as Lesley Zwick and her family meandered down the once bustling outdoor area. Those that were
