The following is a bit more of an exercise than what I usually write, as opposed to a personal insight. It might come across as rather...

I want to pick up on what I wrote about two months ago, in my post on “ Angels’ Love ”. We all find ourselves in many situations where we...

I went to high school on a kibbutz, where as kids, we had a bit of our own world: We lived in dormitories, and outside of school hours,...

When I was eighteen years old, I got into a debate with an Israeli philosopher named Martin Ben Moreh. He had just finished a lecture,...

In the limitless fantasy world of entertainment, people have often complained about the messages being sent. Many of us have said - and...

I woke up on Thursday morning to the news of Russia invading Ukraine. In my mind, it felt like Phase Two of the Modern Apocalypse had...

Over the last few weeks, I have twice found myself in a very magical situation that I would love to share… At first glance, “magical”...

I was once told that clapping comes from stories: In the primal days of storytelling, when our minds were dominated by the notion of...

On a cool morning in early September, I am sitting outside on a colorful mat, looking at a bunch of cute little faces and singing about...

One thing that always fascinated me about the wind is how much it changes when you go higher. It’s like a whole other world at different...

They say that when Moses was young, the Pharaoh’s seers tried to test him by making him choose between a shiny piece of gold, and a hot...

How do you deal with pain? I had a girl in my second grade class… that would plunge into her own misery if she ever got hurt. I remember...

I’m sitting at home and listening to the Israeli news through an internet radio station. Around the clock. Calling home, asking about...

Simi (which was not his real name) was a big guy. Certainly more than six feet tall, quite broad, with a shaved head and tanned skin. But...

In the tumultuous gathering of life, every color was visible and every sound was being heard. Beasts and creatures of all shapes and...

If I asked you right now, “What makes you angry?” I tend to believe you would have something to say. National politics? The lockdown? The...

All around the world, so many of us seem to share an ancient custom of celebrating with light during the darkest time of the year. On or...

Originally published on Levona.org, November 1, 2020 Every language has a word for “stranger”. I have heard that in ancient Greece, the...

Originally published on Levona.org, October 1, 2020 Standing in the living room, fighting back tears, talking about everything that she...

Originally published on Levona.org, September 1, 2020 “So you think you’ve changed, do you?” Alice crawled out from under the table and...