Leah’s Blog – Parashat Devarim
Leah’s Blog – Devarim The mulberry leaves meet the maple under the protective nighttime sky, green against black. Here in our garden tucked under a ledge of rock, the a
Leah’s Blog – Parashat Matot- Masey
Matot- Masey- The War against the enemy The quiver of a hamsin wind blows through the olive trees on either side of the road heading east and home. The sun makes the dust all aroun
Leah’s Blog – Pinchas 2024
Pinchas 2024 As soon as the sun sets and the sky between the mountains of the Blessing and the Curse turns a bright orange in the July sky, we reach Mount Kabir on the edge of the
Leah’s Blog Parashat Chukat 2024
Chukat – July 2024- Leah’s Blog The tangy scent of salt comes up from the lowest place on earth. Deep down below the lowest cliffs that face the Dead Sea lies a few places
Leah’s Blog – Parashat Shlach 2024
Leah’s Blog – June 2024 -Shlach – DARE TO DO IT Return to Zion always carries the theme of leaving the realm of familiar and entering the unknown. It starts with Lech Lec
Leah’s Blog – Shavuot – 2024
Shavuot – 2024 The tawny rolling fields of wheat and barley that surround Bethlehem ripple in the June breeze. They slope downwards, east, to the Jordan River where they face Moa
Leah’s Blog – Jerusalem Day 2024
Jerusalem Day – 2024 Walking through the quaint shaded alleyways of Yemin Moshe this past Shabbat had me, on reaching the famous windmill facing the walls of the Old City, wonder
Leah’s Blog – Pesach Sheni 2024
Leah’s Blog – Pesach Sheini – A second chance -2024 Pesach Sheini is the only time you can actually accomplish the mitzvah of a time bound holiday at a later date. Pe
Leah’s Blog – Yom Haatzmaut 2024 – Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day- Memorial Day- Yom Haatzmaut 2024 This is dedicated to all the amazing mothers that love Israel and have taught their children to. Mother’s Day had me thin
Leah’s Blog – Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day – to Be or not To Be There is a beautiful shelf of rock here on Itamar that stands at the elevation of 866 meters above sea level. I’ve probably take
