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May 2, 2018, 6:51 PM

Lag Ba’omer: Learning from Children

It’s that time of year again. Kids with “borrowed” shopping carts full of wood rush by. The smell of bonfire smoke fills the air. Lag Ba’omer is here. Over the years I have grown accustomed to the bonfires (and the...

Apr 29, 2018, 7:29 AM

Pesach Sheni: Celebrating Second Chances

Humorist Will Rogers famously said, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” While that statement may be true, one should not diminish the importance of giving others a second chance. Today, the 14th of Iyar, is Pesach Sheni, the "Second" Pesach,...

Apr 20, 2018, 5:37 PM

Israel at 70: Seeing the Light

Every year at the Passover seder, my father Yaacov would give the same unique explanation for the section that reads: Rabbi Elazar ben Azariah said, "Behold I am like a man of 70 years and I have not merited ...

Mar 15, 2018, 11:35 PM

Good Deeds Day: ‘Daddy’ Day Care?

The popular Hebrew slang term "ata chai b'seret" means "you are being unrealistic" or "you are delusional." However, the phrase literally means, "you are living in a movie." This week, I really felt like I was living in a...

Mar 7, 2018, 6:30 PM

International Women’s Day: Thou Shall Not Mansplain!

Crammed into a small office on the third floor of the WIZO (Women’s International Zionist Organization) headquarters in Tel Aviv, the four of us, three female co-workers, and me, the lone male on the Publicity & Communications Division team,...

Mar 2, 2018, 4:55 PM

The Essence of Purim: Girl Power!

Every year on Purim afternoon my three sisters ask me the same question our at family Purim Seudah (festive meal). "How was your Megillah reading?" "Fine," I reply. And it's true. There is really nothing much to share about the standard...

Jun 25, 2014, 12:35 PM

Chukat: How to Deal with Kidnappings

This week's Torah portion is Chukat. I wish I could write about the laws of the Parah Adumah (the Red Heifer), which are detailed in the opening of the portion, but I can't. I wish I could write about how Miriam...

May 1, 2014, 10:38 AM

Emor: Affliction or Response?

This week's Torah Portion, Emor, covers many topics including the Chagim (Jewish Holidays). Of course the holiest of them all is Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement. The common perception of Yom Kippur is the ultimate "Don't - Can't"...

Aug 3, 2012, 5:28 PM

Tu B’Av and the Single Guy

“Panui?” the stocky, sweating, balding guy in the un-tucked white dress shirt and tiny knitted kippah atop his head, asked me over the blaring modern Chassidic dance music. At first I thought he was asking if I was ‘free’. I...

Apr 23, 2012, 3:03 PM

Israel: A Dick Clark Production?

When I read about the passing of the passing of American radio and TV personality Dick Clark at the age of 82 last week, lots of images raced through my mind. In fact, Clark and his career might best...

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About Me

I am the new Head of English Content at World WIZO (Women's International Zionist Organization) in Tel Aviv. As a male working for WIZO (also known as a "MIZO") I am in a very distinct minority. In this blog I hope to share my many eye-opening experiences at WIZO. Everything from firsthand accounts of visits to WIZO day care centers and youth villages to observing International Women's Day for the first time in my life.