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Jul 4, 2018, 8:38 PM

On the 4th, from afar

Illustrative. Holiday fireworks. (iStock)

You feel comfortable to me, America, because I stayed with you so long I can't be me without you

Jul 23, 2017, 7:50 PM

After 3 years of life in Israel, sometimes she is at a loss for words

Jan 20, 2017, 11:37 AM

Stop frum-shaming Ivanka

Mock her gown or hair if you must; criticize all the Trump policies you want; but insulting her Judaism is just plain wrong

May 11, 2016, 6:34 PM

It's my second Yom HaZikaron as an Israeli, and I'm finding it twice as hard. It's because on Monday, I took my first visit in almost 30 years to Har Herzl, where the giants who dreamed of and fought for...

May 5, 2016, 4:17 PM

From Survive to Thrive

I come from Survivors. I am a thriver. I eat the serrated green hills, The gritty dunes, The memory stones for breakfast With a side of ruby kalaniot. I brush away the tears of my grandmother's Auschwitz, Of Papa's working camp, Of pictures instead of people and...

Feb 28, 2016, 4:03 AM

Party for the postnup

Though happily married, she signed a pre-divorce agreement because she remembers that feeling of powerlessness

Dec 2, 2015, 10:03 AM

The bulletproof bat mitzvah

Neither terror attacks, nor a shattered windshield, nor guests canceling kept her family from dancing that night

Nov 20, 2015, 12:07 AM

Of rocks and rockets

Tonight, I should be preparing for my daughter's bat mitzvah, only one week away. Tonight, I should be shuffling a seating chart sent into disarray with last minute RSVPs and tying silky peach ribbons on welcome swag bags filled with Israeli treats....

Sep 27, 2015, 3:30 PM

On Sukkot, we are all settlers

Growing up, I was blessed to celebrate many beautiful Sukkot holidays in America. As a small child, I'd help my Bubbie unwrap her dried multi-hued corn and glossy plastic grapes while waiting to taste her specialty stuffed cabbage. I...

Sep 1, 2015, 11:26 PM

The Last First Kita Alef

The waning days of summer in Israel are a flurry of activity. Last minute camping adventures and hikes through crisp, shady rivers begin to give way to treks for school supplies and to uniform shops, where gentle hands press...

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About Me

Jessica Levine Kupferberg is a writer and former litigation attorney. She made aliyah from La Jolla, California with her family during Operation Protective Edge in July 2014 after driving across America. Her work has appeared in Kveller.com, The Jewish Journal, The Forward, Jweekly, and aish.com.