On October 7th, the invaders came, intent on destroying Jewish life.Killing wasn’t enough. They wanted to torture and humiliate. To steal our joy and our future. They thought that if they brought the Holocaust to Israel, they could break us.And they did bring the Holocaust to Israel – with fire, slaughter, and even plans to … More How the Jews became more Jew-y
This is a photo (I didn’t take) of my friend Tzvika Mor at his grandson’s brit. Every brit is special. This one has added layers of meaning and a message for us all. The brit (which means covenant in Hebrew) is the circumcision ceremony performed when a Jewish boy is eight days old. At this … More A brit and the lessons in a single photo
How much impact can a person have on the world when they are only given four years to live? Words shape reality. They give form to our emotions and channel their power. That’s why I believe it is so important to articulate what we feel in response to the murder of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir … More Batman weeps: A mother’s fight, two little lions, and a nation forever changed
I know a lot of nice people. Really nice people. Some of them have expressed anger that the barbarism and cruelty of Hamas has made them hate – and they do not want to hate. Most of us were taught to be kind. To love. Not to hate. In some of our families even expressing … More We need to talk about being angry
ATTENTION: Don’t allow your kindness to be used to hurt us more than we are already hurt. Our enemies have had too many victories over us, we cannot allow them this one too. The Bibas family is being used as psychological warfare against us Awareness and grounding is crucial in making sure the enemy cannot … More The Bibas family is being used as psychological warfare against us
I have friends, people I deeply admire, whose sons are hostages in Gaza – and will be left behind by this terrorist release deal with no assurance that they will ever be released. I have friends who are worried that the terrorists who tried to murder them will be released. And they might even be … More My thoughts on the terrorist release deal
It was a few months after the invasion when a visiting American politician asked me how much October 7th affected the people of Israel. I tried to explain what it’s like to live in a country with one degree of separation. For anyone coming from a large country like America, it is hard to comprehend … More How much has October 7th affected the people of Israel?
“Take a look at this picture. This is my sister Carmel. Actually, this is not my sister, this is just a photo of her. What I am here today to tell you is that she is not just a piece of paper, she’s a real person and she’s still a hostage in Gaza” When I … More Hostages and the spiral of devastation and hope
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?
“We are Israeli. We are here to rescue you!” Their captors had repeatedly told them that no one was coming for them. That everyone forgot all about them. One man 60 years old, the other 70, they were at the mercy of terrorists who had butchered their neighbors and taken them hostage – for food, … More We are here to rescue you!
Inspiration from Zion: This is a Love Story 