Cozy Up

Photo Credit: Jewish Press The cold weather can be hard to adjust to but I know I’m not the only one excited for sweater weather! I’m all about being comfortable and cozy; there’s nothing worse than constantly adjusting an uncomfortably fitted garment all day long – so bring on all the cozy sweaters please! My […]

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Building And Rebuilding Herself

Photo Credit: Rebecca Kowalsky Backlit Fall leaves in the vineyards of Gush Etzion Rebecca Kowalsky has reinvented herself multiple times. Her latest passion, which she initially taught herself nearly 20 years ago, is photography. The mission of this latest venture is “to help people appreciate the beauty that surrounds them through photography.” Living in Israel […]

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The Profundity Of Olive Oil

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Our haftorah tells the story of Elisha and the Isha Hashunamis and the miracle of the tremendous amount of olive oil Hashem blessed her with. The question we can ask is why her miracle involved olive oil. Let us investigate the significance of olive oil in Torah thought, especially as it […]

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The Missing Daled

Photo Credit: Jewish Press The Schiffs were celebrating the bar mitzvah of their son, Efraim Yehudah. In honor of the occasion, they ordered a large cake for the kiddush in shul, and instructed the bakery to write the boy’s name on it. When they were about to bring out the cake on Shabbos, however, they […]

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Another Round Of Insanity?

Photo Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 Smoke from a rocket launch in Gaza. Nov. 13, 2019 Here we go again. Missiles are raining down upon millions of Jews from Gaza, and half of Israel’s population must take pains not to stray too far from the nearest bomb shelter. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: […]

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