יום רביעי, כ״ט אב תשפ״וWednesday, August 12, 2026
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Yaffa Ganz is the award-winning author of over forty titles for Jewish kids, three books on contemporary Jewish living, and “Wheat, Wine & Honey – Poetry by Yaffa Ganz” (available on Amazon).
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By Yaffa Ganz
One young mother I met bemoaned the fact that due to the general shutdown of air travel, she will be forced to stay home and actually make Pesach this year.
By Yaffa Ganz
If so many people eat and spend such staggering amounts on something as trifling as chocolate, there must be more to it than meets the eye (or mouth).
By Yaffa Ganz
I waited to receive a signal or hear the word that all would soon be well.
By Yaffa Ganz
Whatever you are doing, do it mindfully – heart and soul – without allowing other things to intrude, with one exception: If you pass someone else walking, smile.
By Yaffa Ganz
I think about my weight, my work, my wardrobe, my kids, my bank account and what’s left in my freezer. All, as you can see, are crucial topics.
By Yaffa Ganz
I hope and pray that a strong, united Right will emerge and things will move forward.
By Yaffa Ganz
We Jews have been coming to less-than-perfect tefillot for as long as synagogues have existed.
By Yaffa Ganz
After many long hours on the computer and countless cross-country phone calls and lots of siyatta d’Shmaya, year after year, at the last minute, we find somewhere to go.
By Yaffa Ganz
Nothing can compete with that which we love, which is our own. Think of children. There is no doubt in my mind that my grandchildren are the most beautiful, intelligent, delightful grandchildren around.
By Yaffa Ganz
Gone are the days when culture connoted fine art, music, refinement or even polite behavior. Good taste is no longer governed by rules.
By Yaffa Ganz
Life is full of surprises. The party did much better than expected and Yechiel found himself a member in good standing in Israel’s new government.
By Yaffa Ganz
Somewhere inside all the confusion, bits of truth and wisdom struggle to emerge.
By Yaffa Ganz
I was young, idealistic and scornful of such mundane, materialistic matters.
By Yaffa Ganz
Every family has its own mix and, as the family grows, the mix becomes richer and more varied. Like my grandsons.
By Yaffa Ganz
Personally, I believe scarves are more modest and appropriate headgear for Jewish women, but what to do? I’m a staunch wig person myself.
By Yaffa Ganz
After two thousand years of Exile, we are still struggling to decide how a “Jewish” state should look and function.
By Yaffa Ganz
I am a firm believer that the three greatest forms of ammunition in our arsenal are truth, tefillah and emunah.
By Yaffa Ganz
Our first morning, we awoke to bright yellow sunlight and the sound of birdsong.
By Yaffa Ganz
During all this activity, I sat on the side and did what I do best. I worried. After all, if no one is worrying, how can anything turn out right?
By Yaffa Ganz
There are more yeshivot and students learning Torah here than in the rest of the world combined.
By Yaffa Ganz
My vintage black design still elicited wows and universal admiration. This time around, it was a perfect bubby dress, a smashing success.
By Yaffa Ganz
Like the threads on a loom, the chagim weave a thick, rich tapestry of faith and kedusha.
By Yaffa Ganz
The kids all dreamed about returning; rebuilding; putting their paradise back together again.
By Yaffa Ganz
It's not that I want to be neat, it's just that I can't function in the midst of a mess.
By Yaffa Ganz
Nissan, Iyar and Sivan – these are the months of Divine birth and renewal, the time of Redemption.
By Yaffa Ganz
I'm still not sure which kid we'll be going to when, but instead of unpacking dishes, we're packing a suitcase.
By Yaffa Ganz
I knew, of course, that digital communication is big business, but I didn’t realize how big.
By Yaffa Ganz
The last time we met, the world was in such turmoil that we didn't know where to begin.
By Yaffa Ganz
This son also bought me a real china knickknack - a mamma goose sheltering her gosling under her wing.
By Yaffa Ganz
The one thing we realize we cannot control is time. We cannot make time move more slowly. But we can change its composition and create a different kind of time.
By Yaffa Ganz
And maybe an ocean wasn’t absolutely necessary. After all, lake or ocean, water is still water.
By Yaffa Ganz
We in Israel are "used to" hatred and violence, but we are not immune.
By Yaffa Ganz
A list can contain not four, not fourteen, but even forty or more items all at one time (although, I’d suggest you try and limit yourself if you want to keep your sanity).
By Yaffa Ganz
Like a radiant bride waiting for the arrival of her groom, she is surrounded by shusvinim in the form of vibrant new neighborhoods.
By Yaffa Ganz
Students wearing blue shirts participate in a weekly project called “Students & Baskets.” They come to open air markets on Thursdays and help the elderly carry their bags home.
By Yaffa Ganz
This is not to say the Palestinians are blameless or justified in the ongoing conflict – far from it – but we are the ones with the power and our government has managed to destroy any hope on either side for a solution.
By Yaffa Ganz
But it’s not just the siddur. All books in Israeli schools are to be revered…. and covered.
By Yaffa Ganz
A Jew grows and lives differently here in Israel. Anyone who really wants to be here will do fine.
By Yaffa Ganz
Our own contemporary Chanukah battle has become one of saving Chanukah from American culture.
By Yaffa Ganz
We gazed at the Old City walls and wondered when and if we'd ever be privileged to enter its gates.
By Yaffa Ganz
If I can't save the world at large, the least I can do is to try to save or improve my own small world.
By Yaffa Ganz
I do not suggest abandoning civilization for a pristine desert island or a hilltop in Judea or Samaria.
By Yaffa Ganz
Despite a sea of enemies determined to erase it from the face of the earth, the State of Israel continues to exist.
By Yaffa Ganz
Most of the time we don’t even notice the magnificent canvas above our heads.
By Yaffa Ganz
Sixty years may have gone by since World War II, but nothing much has changed.
By Yaffa Ganz
Sukkot is an eternal time of joy, and if we are worthy, of plenty.
By Yaffa Ganz
Today, fifty years and six million (!) people later, Israel is truly a different world.
By Yaffa Ganz
Who wants to read Old News when the Internet is already giving you tomorrow's happenings before they've even occurred?
By Yaffa Ganz
Since there is no "happenstance" in our world, we can only say that something of great import is taking place in the Holy Land.
August 7, 2026 
