Leah’s Blog Sep 13 2019
It was in the Sistine Chapel that it really hit me- history is like a pendulum ride swaying between facts and the implication of events and in our case- how they affect us- even pe
Leah’s Blog – Parashat Balak 2019
srael’s miraculous eternity has always bewildered historians, writers, and fair thinkers. We’ve been called a stiff necked people- – “עם קשיי עורף
Leah’s Blog June 21 2019
Parshat Shlach 2019 Engraved into the landscape of the hills of Israel’s heartland are the ancient faded stone walls made for terrace farming that was practiced here thousand
Leah’s Blog Shavuot 2019
Shavuot – 2019 The redemption is an ongoing process and a difficult one. It requires a high level of patience, kind of like waiting for bread to rise. Leaving the oven of Egy
Leah’s Blog Lag Baomer 2019
Lag Ba’Omer 2019 Almost forty years ago our dear friend Gilad Zar (hy”d) who was a land surveyor at the time, approached an Arab that lived close to the tomb of Itamar
Leah’s Blog May 10th 2019
Yom Haatzmaut 2019 It’s a crazy thing but I keep a joke book in my bathroom. It’s been my friend and confidante’ for many years now. I even have new subscribers t
Leah’s Blog – Holocaust Memorial Day 2019
Holocaust Memorial Day- This year’s siren caught me running with a dish of Cheerios towards our grandson. His innocent blue eyes twinkled up at me oblivious to what the siren
Leah’s Blog Parshat VaEra January 4 2019
One of the most striking attractions here in Israel is the reconstruction and rehabilitation of historic sites. Antiquated, some are barely noticed at first but textual sources giv
Leah’s Blog Dec 31 2018
Leah’s Blog Shemot – December 31 2018 The book of Genesis has been closed and a new book pretty much coincides with the secular New Year. As the light of the day become
