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This week marks the 45th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. The Six-Day War is probably the most fundamental event that shaped my world.
The state of Israel and I were both kids in June 1967. We were both horrified by the sudden responsibility that was put on our shoulder…
by guest blogger Noga Malianiak, executive shlicha, Legow Family Israel Program Center
Sixty four years ago, one day after the declaration of the State of Israel, David Ben-Gurion opened his broadcast to the newly founded nation of Israel with the following words:
“Something unique occurre…
A guest blog by Daphna Yizrael, youth shlicha, Legow Family Israel Program Center
When I was chosen to be a shlicha (emissary), one of the first things the members of the committee asked me was whether I'd be comfortable living in New Jersey. "You know," I was told, “there aren't a lot…
We have heard, time and time again, that the “Arab Spring” is a concrete result of smart phone technology. The claim is (if a primitive user like myself understands correctly) that the ability to be connected at all times from all sites enables massive protest movements that bring down d…
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl
And me O God for one.
(“The House Of The Rising Sun”)
This was the unforgettable tune of our Israeli adolescence in the ‘60s and ‘70s. The music was captivating. The opportunity fo…
