Words are tools that describe and create reality. Powerful yet only representations, a reflection, not the experience itself. There is a gap between the two which usually goes unnoticed. But when the experience is profound the gap becomes sharp and painful. The words fall broken and twisted into the chasm that they cannot bridge. … More Beautiful, beloved Amit Man – words are not enough
The farmer wears a shirt that says “To the last furrow” and carries a personal gun. This isn’t the “Wild West”, this is Kibbutz Erez located north of the Gaza Strip. The Kibbutz is located just one kilometer (approx. half a mile) from the border with the Gaza Strip but their orchards are just 500 … More This isn’t the “Wild West”, this is Kibbutz Erez
I don’t particularly like lavender, but a farm dedicated ONLY to lavender?! I thought that would be something worth seeing. I never imagined I’d hear about lavender saving Israel but then in Israel, you never know what you will discover. Azizo Lavender Farm is located in the community of Kanaf in the Golan Heights. The … More How lavender saved Israel
Fighting the dark isn’t effective. Increasing the light is. Even small lights make a difference. Below is a practical proposal for fighting antisemitism by strengthening our connection to our ancestral homeland through direct support of Israeli farmers like Omri. Once, those who supported Zion, collaborated to finance the redemption of the land of Israel. Now … More Fighting Antisemitism: Putting Down Roots in the Land of Israel
In his absence, Ella Ben Ami apologizes to her father for being emotionless. She’s not without emotion, on the contrary – the problem is too many emotions. Ella had to close off her heart to keep functioning, to retain her dignity during the fight of her life: liberating her father from Hamas captivity in Gaza. … More How do you cope when your father is a hostage in Gaza?
What would King Herod the Great think if he could see the Judeans of 2024 pouring into the Roman amphitheater he built, in the city he named after Caesar? Herod ruled over Judea for the Romans from 37–4 BCE. He was one of the last Jewish kings before the Romans sent the Jewish people into … More From King Herod to the Judeans of 2024
The transition from Israel’s Memorial Day for IDF soldiers and victims of terrorism to Independence Day is the most gut wrenching and glorious moment of the year. The price of freedom is horrific. Freedom and sovereignty of the Nation of Israel after 2000 years of exile is an absolute miracle – one we are striving … More Building on the courage of generations
On October 7th Gaza brought the Holocaust to Israel. On the eve of Yom Hashoah it is important to note the similarities – and the differences. On October 7th, 2023, Hamas brought the Holocaust to Israel. They came with lists and maps of Jews marking them for death – just like the Nazis. They rounded … More The similarities and differences between the Holocaust and October 7th
On October 7th Elyakim Libman and his friend Eitan Mor were working as security guards at the Nova Party. Instead of saving themselves, the two of them helped numerous partygoers – under missile fire and after Hamas terrorists had stormed the party and began slaughtering people. They were last seen together trying to evacuate the … More Elyakim Libman and Eitan Mor
On October 7th, Israel was invaded by Gaza. They raped, tortured, and burned our families alive. In the north, Hezbollah (who is Iran, not Lebanon where they are based) began pummeling Israel with missiles. Israeli communities in the south near Gaza and the north near Hezbollah were evacuated. It was and still is too dangerous … More The American DON’T
Inspiration from Zion: This is a Love Story 