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Of Oysters and Israel (Yom Ha'atzma'ut 5781)
One article changed my whole view of Zionism. Since I’d grown up in a strongly Zionist environment, from my home to my day school to my...


On This Covid Yom Ha’atzmaut, Let’s Hit the Reset Button
Many 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...


“No-Place” Like Home: The Utopia That Came True
The 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 Gratitude
Israel has two major memorial days: Yom Hazikaron—the remembrance day for fallen soldiers of Israel and Israeli terror victims—and Yom...


Letter to My Son Going to Israel
Friends, 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...
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