Inspiration from Zion: Purim: Not to Speak is to Speak
Purim tells us about the power of one person to change the fate of our people. Esther is not described as particularly brilliant or talented. She is just a woman, with a big heart who, with courage and feminine intuition, changed the world.
Inspiration from Zion: We are NOT the Jews of the Galut
It’s the moral duty of the IDF to fulfill the promise of NEVER AGAIN.
The Boy I Once Knew
The boy I had known years ago, the one I had liked, the one I had talked and laughed with and even kissed once or twice… He had grown up and then he had been killed. Murdered by Hezbollah.
8 Things you need to know about the Kotel and the Temple Mount
As we mourn the destruction of the Temple, we should learn some often overlooked facts about the site.
Inspiration from Zion: My Identity: Unapologetic Zionist Feminist
Feminism is about freedom. It is about the value of the individual woman and the freedom to achieve whatever she dreams about and is willing to work hard enough to achieve--Just like Zionism.
Inspiration of Zion: Cracking the Israel Culture Code
HOME is the place where your FAMILY is. That’s why, in Israel, family extends beyond the walls of our private homes to include strangers – they are just family members we haven’t met yet.
Inspiration from Zion: Hero
This is what a hero looks like - an Israeli teenager, still in 12th grade, not yet 18. Service, putting others first, wanting to protect others. These weren’t dreams for Tzur, they were life-goals which he worked hard to fulfill, which he died fulfilling.
Unraveling the “Narrative”
Narrative is a story, it is not facts.
Jewish American Privilege
There are many voices, particularly those backed by progressive Jewish, American-based organizations declaring that Israel needs to stand on the side of morality and help ALL Ukrainian refugees, without inquiring if they are Jewish or have any connection to Israel. I say, "No. Just no."
Inspiration from Zion: Israel in an Image: This is Why We Do What We...
The IDF didn’t go on a manhunt because they were ordered to. They certainly didn’t do it because it’s fun. They did it because we are one family
Inspiration from Zion: When “How are You?” Becomes a Difficult Question
“So how are you?”
I’d Rather Write about the Oranges of Be’eri
I would rather write about the oranges of Be’eri. Or their extraordinary printing business. I don’t want to write about the horror or the feeling of being violently violated.
Taking Second Place, Israel’s Message on the Eurovision Stage
Outsmarting those who wish to erase Israel from the cultural realm
Inspiration from Zion: “Osheri, light of my eyes”
Listening to the descriptions of Osheri, and the impact he had on so many lives, it would be easy to forget that he was just 22 years old
Inspiration from Zion: Operation Thunderbolt
It is this legacy of heroism, leadership, and love that is being turned upside-down. It is the concept of NEVER AGAIN that is being diminished and destroyed by this new movie
Russia/Ukraine War: Abuse Memory of the Holocaust and Other Non-PC Thoughts
This war is NOTHING like the Holocaust
Inspiration from Zion: 3 Principles that Make Inclusion in Israel a Success
Israel is a family. Family doesn’t put members in a closet to make their own lives easier, and families love all of their members, finding the best in each other and helping each other grow. Just as we would not leave one of our own children behind, it would be inappropriate to leave someone else’s child behind – even if he or she needs a little more help to keep up.
Inspiration from Zion: Batman Weeps
A mother’s fight, two little lions, and a nation forever changed
Inspiration from Zion: WE ARE ARI FULD
Every Jew murdered is Ari Fuld.
Every Jew alive is Ari Fuld – whether they know it or not.
Now that Ari is no longer here, it is our responsibility to carry on where he left off.
Inspiration from Zion: This isn’t the “Wild West,” this IS Kibbutz Erez
If Hollywood produced a movie about what happened in Kibbutz Erez on October 7th, viewers would find the plot unbelievable.
My Jerusalem Ritual
For those who question the 'location' of the Kotel: I touch the Wall and feel the weight of centuries / I touch the Wall and feel the weight of centuries / Of my people / And our longing / Of my people / And our longing
This Time we Have Warriors of Zion on our Side
We cannot take our existence, our survival for granted. We need to fight for it. An unfathomable number of our best have already died. At the same time, we are the People that rise from the ashes.
Inspiration from Zion: Walk in the Land of Israel
Taharlev, an astoundingly prolific writer, articulated the primal truths of what it means to be part of the greatest love story ever documented – the love story between this Land and her People, between the People and our Land.
Ending Apartheid in Israel
The holiest place in the world for Jews is JUDENREIN on Friday and Saturday and can be “cleaned” of Jews without notice.--THIS is apartheid
Inspiration from Zion: What World are you Creating with Your Words?
Words shape reality. Using our tongue for bad can create a nightmare. Use words for good.
Inspiration from Zion: What Every Israeli Mother Must Know
“Every Hebrew mother must know she entrusted the fate of her sons to worthy commanders”
My Shabbat Candles
At the time of candle lighting, a woman can ask for additional or more specific blessings. This week I found myself asking for healing for a man I have never met but know is a valiant warrior and for the healing of a woman battling cancer.
Inspiration from Zion: Questions Israelis Ask After a Terror Attack
Living elsewhere, the news of horror is theoretical. In Israel, the news is a visceral punch in the gut
Blinded by the Lights
Holiday greetings?
Inspiration from Zion: We Won’t Play that Game Anymore
What fuels the violence is European leaders sending the message that Arab violence is only to be expected because Arabs feel wronged by the existence of Israel and her eternal ties to Jerusalem.