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Writing from home

Tears

We cried all the tears we thought we had The well of sadness run dry When 21 more angels dug new wells And the tears they kept on flowing

Miriam Roskind January 23, 2024

Nechama Eisenman | Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel We Jews are “eye-for-an-eye” People. Ayin Tachat Ayin is an actual commandment that expresses reciprocal justice. (Shemot/Exodus 21:23–27) Indeed, justice is the lifeblood of our faith. And not only

Nechama Eisenman January 21, 2024

War Diaries – Day 93: A Journey to Remember – Witnessing the Aftermath

Yesterday I went on a trip to the South of Israel, where the October 7 attack took place. It was January 7, exactly 3 months after. We were a group who went to bear witness to

Daphna Horowitz January 8, 2024

Deaf

Hard of hearing is The god who heard us ask for World pieces, not peace

Miriam Roskind January 2, 2024

Don’t

Genesis 49:6 5784 | ויחי מט:ו תשפ”ד Don’t let the hatred consume you Don’t let the wrath cloud your judgment Don’t let revenge seal your fate Don’t give in to the hate Don’t bring my soul

Ben Gold December 30, 2023

War Diaries – Day 80: From Tragedy to Grace: A Mom’s Inspiring Journey of Forgiveness and Leadership

Last week, we experienced an event that shook our entire nation. Three hostages managed to escape from their captors in Gaza. They ran out of a building with their hands up, white flag raised and shirts

Daphna Horowitz December 26, 2023

Writing from home

And he descended

We have descended. If history follows a pattern, we’re in Exile. And 7 October was the Destruction. Destruction of our faith in. And our hope for. Of our passivity. Our freedom to be extreme. The mirage

Ben Gold December 24, 2023

Writing from home

War Diaries – Day 67: If you live here, you know…

This piece of writing is not mine. It expresses so beautifully what life is like in Israel at the moment and I wanted to share it further. Credit goes to Chana Wurtzel who wrote it. I’ve

Daphna Horowitz December 12, 2023

Writing from home

Juxtaposition

Today is somehow both the last day of Sukkot and the first night of Chanuka It is both October 7th and December 7th Terror doesn’t have a calendar Nights are spent tossing and turning Worried for

Miriam Roskind December 7, 2023

Writing from home

Bring them home

Everywhere you go, everything you do. Let your world be a little dimmer, let their memory be that much brighter. Until they are all home.

Miriam Roskind December 5, 2023