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It was exercise I told myself that I needed, but after a while I knew that I was really trying to walk away from the missing presence of my children...
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I spend a lot of time every year in Eilat resisting the idea of crossing the Taba border. On the other side of the border you'll find the Sinai Peninsula, which is currently part of Egyptian territory ever since Israel gave it back to them…twice...
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Tu B’Shevat: Fruits of the Land
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Tu b'Shevat is here! On this New Year for the Trees, a renewal of the land, we celebrate, as the Torah does, praising and blessing the Land of Israel for its fruit...
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Parashat Be’sha’lach - Wise Men and Swept Up in History
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“Pan-Pals” Share “Tree-Lightful” Treats for Tu B’Shevat!
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On the 15th of Shevat we celebrate Tu B'Shevat, the New Year of the Trees. I have several friends who make a Tu B'Shevat seder...
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