Category: Personal Stories
Love in the bomb shelter?
The level -4 parking lot in Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Center shopping mall on the evening of March 17,...
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Should I stay or should I go? Too many packing decisions!
Packing for an overnight for Marilyn may be as complicated as getting ready for the exodus…Photo...
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Love letters to Israel
A pile of colored letter envelopes. Courtesy of Pixabay. The last time I went to Carnegie Hall to...
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From fleeing Iran to saving lives in Israel
Anat Mastor with a child patient after surgery in Zambia, 2025. Photo courtesy of Save a Child’s...
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Israeli UN mission pays tribute to Iranian women on International Women’s Day
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon, joined by, from left, Nazee Moinian, Iran-born fellow...
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United Hatzalah medic dies in Iran missile attack
Ronit Elimelech (in orange jacket), seen here at a United Hatzalah event in June 2025, was killed...
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A father thinks of Purim in a time of war
Jews reading the story of Esther (Megillat Esther) on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Purim at a...
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I saw a lot of my friends get married, felt it was time for me,’ says Danielle Meyers, who has Down syndrome
Danielle and Shlomo Meyers. Photo courtesy. By RIKKI ZAGELBAUM JNS Danielle Meyers still smiles...
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A Jewish day most Jews have never heard about; A Jewish burial practice
Tombstones in a Jewish cemetery. Photo courtesy of DominikRh/Pixabay. By YAEL DAVIDOWITZ JNS On...
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Israeli rebbetzin and activist reports on her activities
Bruria Efune addressing the crowd By Dr. SUSIE ROSENBERG ALBANY–Bethlehem Chabad recently hosted...
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Disability Inclusion and Mental Health Awareness to be focus for Colonie Chabad Feb. 20, 21
ALEENA BUCHANAN ALBANY– In conjunction with Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month...
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‘When the plane landed, I started crying, it felt like home,’ indigenous Canadian says of Israel
Crystal Lavallee, front left, a filmmaker from the Niagara area in Ontario who is of Métis and...
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