Friends of Itamar

Leah’s Blog – Purim – The Theater of the Absurd 2024 A barrage of missiles hits the northern border here in Israel now. The burnt bloody houses of the kibbutzim in the south are washed now in the heavy rain, yet Purim is nearing and we are commanded to celebrate. Every family, every home is…

Vayakhel – March 2024 October 7 2023 which was a Shabbat and Simchat Torah had our family together as a unit which had not been possible for some time due to Yosef and Efrayim being away for a while. Our home was snug with the fullness of that togetherness, the scent of chulent in the…

Leah’s Blog – Tezaveh – February 2024 It was a day that I stepped out of the house towards Michal who sat parked, car engine running. Excited to go to the Petach Tikva Mall, our occasional getaway- an hour’s drive, so close but so far. The window shopping escapism, merging with the masses in terrific…

Parshat Terumah – THE RESCUE OPERATION- February 2024 On a hill here tucked behind a mountain, my friend Orna is weaving the curtains for the Third Temple. Inconspicuous as they come, she prepares crimson and purple threads of linen. The wind moans through the window, it is cozy in this treasure house. She opens a…