December 24, 2024

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Sivan Rahav Meir

Articles by Sivan Rahav Meir

More People, More Connected

Every night, there are more and more people flocking to the Kotel for Selichot. It’s not yet the middle of Elul, yet it already looks

Consolation

Would you like to see prophecies of consolation coming true before your very eyes? We’ve been reading the haftarot of nechama—consolation–which describe Jerusalem awakening from

The Importance of Faith

Message From a Midwife Leah Melamed is a midwife at Soroka Hospital in Beersheva. I interviewed her in the delivery room at the beginning of

What Is the Blessing?

This week’s parsha opens with the verses, “Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse. The blessing, that you will listen to

Perspective Is Everything

To Be a Jew I’m thrilled to announce the launch of our latest project, “To Be a Jew,” a deeply meaningful booklet that brings together

Shabbat Nachamu

The Secret Revolution Recently, I asked fellow speakers if they shared my perception: Lectures given before October 7 are markedly different from those delivered afterward.

Beginning the Month of Av

Shabbat With Survivors of the Nova Festival “Why isn’t this the top news story?” Meirav Berger asked me on Shabbat morning. Meirav is the mother

From Majdal Shams to Jerusalem

The 12 children who were murdered on July 27 in Majdal Shams in a Hezbollah attack have been laid to rest. Significantly, last Shabbat morning

Making Sense of It All

Muhammad Deif, Donald Trump Who would have thought that the targeted assassination of Muhammad Deif would be eclipsed by the assassination attempt against Donald Trump?

Jewish Unity

From Milwaukee To Herzliya “Each morning, first thing, before I eat or drink anything, I say a chapter of Tehillim for ‘my hostage.’” This is