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The past month has been a time of great emotion and tension for those of us living in Israel. From the moment that Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach, and Gilad Shaar were kidnapped, there was a sense of forboding that overtook the country. And tragically, it seems there is little hope on the horizon for a conflict that has been forced upon the State of Israel. Today, I had the privilege

Many Wexnerites have had their voice published on various sites around the web.  We have compiled a recent list. Israel’s Response Is Proportionate to Hamas’s Threat Ami Ayalon (WIFA, Class 3), a former director of Israel’s security agency Shin Bet, wrote an opinion piece for The New York Times on July 23, 2014. We do not measure ethics and morality by counting dead bodies. The fact that many more Palestinians

“The blurriness of joy and the precision of pain —
I want to describe with a sharp pain’s precision happiness and blurry joy.” – Yehuda Amicha i “The blurriness of joy and the precision of pain —
I want to describe with a sharp pain’s precision happiness and blurry joy.” – Yehuda Amichai “The blurriness of joy and the precision of pain —
I want to describe with a sharp pain’s precision happiness

Aleh is Israel’s largest network of residential facilities for children with severe physical and cognitive disabilities. We provide 650 children in Israel with high-level medical and rehabilitative care in four residential facilities.  Aleh is their home and their family – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  Aleh Negev-Nahalat Eran is our southern branch, located just 15 miles from Gaza, near the town of Ofakim.  It provides a high

Tuli, my driver, greeted me with his handwritten sign and immediately launched into what I can only assume is his typical comedy routine. We walked to the van and he asked me if I spoke Hebrew. “I used to, but it’s been quite a long time,” I told him. “But this year, I am committed to learning again.” We exchanged elementary Hebrew phrases, he complimented my accent, and then I

On Wednesday afternoon, our Wexner Israel Fellowship Alumni Institute began at a resort hotel in Nazareth.  I began my remarks with a prayer for Gilad, Naftali and Eyal, for their families and for those seeking to find them.  It was a prayer for calm and, as always, a prayer for wise leaders who might somehow find a way to bring peace to the region.  All nodded heads in agreement.  And

Pictured: Netaly Ophir-Flint, an alumna from Class 24, charged the new WIFP Class 26: “I have a final piece of advice for you. During the Wexner Fellowship year at the Kennedy School, decide to sleep one hour less every night. Take advantage of every learning opportunity during this transformative year!” Some of the New Wexner Israel Fellows Weigh in on Their Orientation and Year Ahead   “Taking off from the

The visit of Pope Francis to Israel on May 25 – 26 will mark an important milestone in the deepening relationship between the Catholic Church, Israel , and the Jewish people. In 1965, the Second Vatican Council adopted Nostra Aetate (“In our time”), a statement of doctrine which rejected the charge of deicide, condemned all forms of anti-Semitism, and reaffirmed the permanence of spiritual relationship between God and historic Israel. But

(Pictured) The four Revutah Fellows with their Leadership Development Consultant at their recent meeting in Jerusalem. When my kids were born I called my rabbi, who led the ceremonies for their brisses and namings.  When my mom passed away I called my rabbi, who met with our family and led us through the process of a funeral and shivah.  When my daughter got engaged I called my rabbi, who married

When King Faisal I came to Iraq in 1925, Shashou, an Iraqi Jew, invited him to stay in his palace until the King would be ready. “My homeland is not a suitcase; And I am not a passenger.” With this quotation from the Palestinian national poet Mahmoud Darwish, I started my testimony regarding my personal nakba (catastrophe, in Arabic) at a UN conference marking the plight of Jewish refugees in NY,