Top 12 Hebrew Phrases To Know Before Coming To Israel | Living in a Foreign Language
Embarking on a Birthright trip? Just want some Hebrew phrases for your toolbelt? Sam Blustin is here to help.
My Sister, Independence, & The IDF
Throughout my life, I felt a profound connection to my Jewish identity. Whether it was Jewish youth groups or summer camp, Shabbat dinners or holidays, my identity and connection with […]
Eat, Pray, Love: Spending Rosh Hashanah In Italy’s Smallest Jewish Community
This was not my first Jewish holiday away from home. Studying abroad in London, my friends tossed crumpets in the Thames for Tashlich. Living in rural Thailand, my boyfriend and […]
Black Lives Matter Not Just For Americans
The Jews stranded in Ethiopia have been promised authorization to make Aliyah for decades.
Straddling A Peoplehood And A Nation
As a septuagenarian American Jew belonging to the Baby Boomer class of 1949, my life in this country has unfolded in a manner beyond the most fervent prayers of my […]
Kedem & Kilimanjaro
I‘ve given a few different irreverent answers when people have asked why I’m undertaking this physically demanding (and not cheap) journey to climb Kilimanjaro. If you must know, there’s some […]
Jew Review: Tzedek Box App
Nowadays, it seems like there’s an app for everything- ordering food, shopping for clothes, or even telling you what you missed when you go to the restroom during a movie. […]
Teach Your Children to Be Accepting of Disabilities
“Children learn through imitation, and as they grow older, they form habits and opinions by repeating what they see and hear.”
How To Be Jewish On Purim
It involves costumes, Hamentaschen, LEGOs, and a very creative mom.
A Convert’s Passover: Lutefisk Out Of Water
As a convert to Judaism, there is a part of me that will always feel a bit like Lutefisk trying to be Gefilte fish. My first Passover Seder was no exception.