The Blogs: The Belonging I Only Recognized After Leaving | Harper Spero
I never thought that after leaving Israel, the holidays would be something I missed. For me, holidays were…
The Blogs: Our Next Independence | Ariel Beery
Leaving the Underdog Behind “This Yom Ha’atzmaut feels so much more hopeless than the last ones,” my wife…
The Blogs: Israel at 78 – Fact and Emotion | Ben Lazarus
Israel at 78 — I must start with a declaration. I make no apology for loving this country.…
The Blogs: It Depends on Us: Realizing Declaration of Independence Promises | Yehuda Yaakov
Many Israelis note Independence Day with activities that start with bereavement and culminate in a barbeque; that’s only…
The Blogs: The State That Refused to Fail | Harley Lippman
On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion declared the establishment of the State of Israel. Within hours, five Arab…
The Blogs: Holding Contradictions on Yom Ha’atzmaut | Abi Dauber Sterne
The contradictions that I am holding right now about Israel and about Zionism are simultaneously dizzying and comforting.…
This Independence Day, Israel Will Celebrate a Rabbi Who Razed Gaza
Rabbi Avraham Zarbiv, who boasted about destroying homes in Gaza during the war, has a name that has…