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
Leah’s Blog Dec 14th 2018
Parshat Vayigash Examining history can be a seesaw ride between facts and meaning depending on not just your brain, but your heart and soul involvement in it. Seemingly, you can do
Leah’s Blog Nov 16th 2018
Thanksgiving – 2018 Leah’s Blog It’s not for nothing that Israel is called Israel. Even going way back to the beginning of how this nation was formed at its root
Leah’s Blog Chaye Sarah – Nov 2nd 2018
As I write these words, tens of thousands of Jews from around the world have gathered in Chevron to remember Sarah, our matriarch on her Parsha. There, in Chevron in the cav
Leah’s Blog October 15th 2018
Lech Lecha- Go to Yourself What would the world do if the ruins of Machu Picchu came alive and if those people indigenous to it returned to it from the four corners of the globe. W
Leah’s blog Sept 27th 2018
Yoseph’s Pit – Tel Dotan – Sukkot 5779 There were only a few rare times that I had to actually throw my perfectly good shoes away. Last night and the time I returned to t
Leah’s Blog July 20th 2018
The Nine Days 2018 It was a hot day in Av during that mournful week of the Nine Days and we were hardly able to contain our glee. Just a few days away and we would be making Aliyah
