Yom Kippur this year was meant to be a time of quiet reflection and renewal, but for one synagogue in London, the moment was interrupted when protestors tried to break inside. This incident wasn't just about one building or one community – it rippled out to Jews and olim everywhere, including those settling in Israel and finding new ways to belong....

From Lithuania to Rhodesia On September 13, 1890, a force raised by Cecil John Rhodes, named the British South African Company's Pioneer Column, hoisted the Union Jack flag at Fort Salisbury. This marked the beginning of British colonial rule in a region that would become known as Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe).1 Twenty years later, in 1910, my gr...

Nature Provides Much-Needed Healing for Bereaved Mothers The Koby Mandell Foundation has recently launched a new hiking group for bereaved mothers who lost children on October 7th and during the Iron Swords War. The initiative aims to help mothers find comfort, connection and renewed strength through shared experiences by discovering and visiting I...

Reviewed by Wendy BlumfieldPhotos by Eileen Martell At the Meet the Author gathering at the Haifa ESRA bookshop in September, our bibliophile members heard the amazing story of Rivka Gita Regev whose childhood was spent living on the grounds of Hansen House in Jerusalem. In this memoir: My Wanderings in the Gardens: The legacy of Hansen House in Je...

As I left my apartment in Noga, it struck me. Being a lawyer, I spend most days buried in contracts and legal deadlines, eyes glued to a screen. When was the last time I simply looked up and really looked at my own city? I honestly couldn't remember. Now most adventures in Tel Aviv begin with a plan, but mine started with nothing but the glow of a ...