Leah’s Blog Dec 2 2020
Vayishlach 2020 I can just make out from the view down the western slopes of Mount Gerizzim an impressive building from the past that peeks out above the heavily popula
Leah’s Blog Toldot 2020
Hand in hand, Shlomo and I walk up to the Tel just behind our house. Not abashed at holding my hand even at age ten, he excitedly says, “Savta, this IS school!” His ent
Leah’s Blog Parshat Vayerah
Parshat Vayera 2020 I purr in a moment of bliss on the lounge chair facing the ever-changing colors of fall splendor. The birds are chirping quietly and contentedly now in th
Leah’s Blog Parashat Noah 2020
Parshat Noach 2020 Noah’s ark got me thinking about the last time I was on a boat. It was last summer, a hot dry one here in Israel. Our destination -Norway
Leah’s Blog Oct 15th 2020
Bereishit 2020 Back to the Garden A young boy in Itamar has set out to prepare the organic garden for autumn. Intuitively, he knows what to do. He tills the earth
Leah’s Blog – Yom Kippur 2020
The ground on which u stand is holy” world renown archeologist and Israel Antiquities authority Eli Shukrun told us as we went down into a labyrinth of tunnels almost slippin
Leah’s Blog
Nitzavim September 11, 2020 As Israel is about to enter a new lockdown I was just thinking how liberating in certain ways it is to chill out, and pre-pare for the holid
Leah’s Blog Sep 2 2020
Ki Tavo September 2 2020 A special cousin of mine gathered the family to third and fourth cousins for a synchronized zoom meeting this summer. It was a gesture of good
Leah’s Blog Aug 21 2020
Shoftim 2020 Elul is here, I have no idea how that happened. The weather has turned autumn-like before its time. I am raking leaves here in the ideal sunset time of a c
Leah’s Blog Aug 13 2020
Parshat Re-eh August 2020 My maternal grandmother of blessed memory was a firestorm! She had a strong German accent, orange eyes and a peppery personality. She did ever
