יום שלישי, ח׳ תמוז תשפ״וTuesday, June 23, 2026
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Dvora Waysman is the author of 14 books including “The Pomegranate Pendant,” now a movie titled "The Golden Pomegranate," and a newly-released novella, "Searching for Susan." She can be contacted at dwaysman@gmail.com
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Faith doesn’t remove pain, but it can get you through it.
Every story, many of which are contributed by others, reminds us of how much we have to be proud of, as well offering hope and optimism for the work still to be done.
Together with her husband, she helped found the first hospital in Beersheva, which was then just a desert.
One thinks of family as an all-embracing sanctuary – a safe haven and a refuge from the outside world. But this is rarely the case.
She becomes a typical American girl and suppresses all her Holocaust memories, never discussing them even with close friends.
To say I fell in love with Israel instantly and aliyah was an immediate success would not be true-there were great challenges, but today I would say with pride and without regret, “I’m an Israeli.”
Their stories are unique because they are not just about giving testimony, but focused on a tiny glimmer of something positive within that horrendous negative milieu… an instant of happiness if just for a moment.
Today is Jerusalem Day, marking 49 years since the divided city, torn in two by Jordanian occupation, finally became reunited.
How can the hearts of every parent whose children have served in the IDF not go out to this young soldier’s family?
One can’t help but admire her many accomplishments, especially as the director of Head Start,
The Hanuka miracle is an eternal beacon of light transcending the transitory nature of human events
We're so addicted to adrenalin from the terror wave it’s hard to recall when our lives were boring
Fasting on Tisha B'Av helps to remember the past & recognize the miraculous nature of our history
For Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook, the tanks, planes, and uniforms of the IDF were implements of mitzvot
How can you run away from Israel and all the things that have shaped your life?
Israel is so much more than a refuge for persecuted Jews.
Just imagine you are walking through a beautiful garden. Feast your eyes on the colors of the flowers, the grass at your feet, the leaves of the trees in shades from green to silver. Listen to the birds. Let the sunshine caress your face. Smell the perfume.
His dream was to reach out to every Jew, even the most secular.
This is a remarkable book to assist those of us – and that means everyone – who are trying to find our way in life, with all its setbacks and pain, as well as for people who want to help people.
Forty-six years ago, in the first week of June, Israel stunned the world when it wasn’t looking. Four years later, Israel stunned me when I wasn’t looking.
Jerusalem was never real to me. It was a name I came across in books of Bible stories as a child. If I’d ever tried to imagine it, it would have been like places in my books of fairy stories. I knew it was a city with crenellated walls, with domes and towers and minarets. In my mind, I saw it peopled with old men with long beards and flowing robes, and women with clay jugs precariously balanced on their heads.
Jews all over the world celebrate Israel's Independence Day - even those who have no intention of ever coming on aliyah, and many of whom have never even visited Israel. "It's a kind of insurance policy" one overseas friend told me. "By supporting Israel financially and emotionally, I know that its sanctuary is available to me or my children or grandchildren should the need ever arise."
As we get older, nostalgia takes over many areas of our life and we often yearn for things from the past.
June 21, 2026 
