Ayeka to Hineni: A Machzor Companion for the Yamim Noraim

May your coffers be overflowing: covering your needs, allowing for fun, available for tzedaka, sustaining everything you hope for. May your fridge be stocked. May your bank account bring you joy. May your phone be full of messages you want to receive. May your table be surrounded by faces you love. May your health be robust. May your trust be secure. May your home be safe. May there be more laughter than worry. More ease than stress. More good news than bad. And may your chal

Right now, the news is "warning us" about Iran planning "another Oct 7th." About the danger lurking for Jews in the Diaspora because of the chagim approaching and the insane upswell in antisemitism cloaked as "anti-Zionism." There are warnings about where they can go safely, and how they can live their regular lives safely too. About WHO is safe- which concert, movie, or TV show isn't spreading blood libels or supporting those who do. Which brands they can buy from that "acce

Shalev Biton lost his leg in 2021, when an anti-tank missile was fired from Gaza at the military vehicle he was in inside Israel. Another soldier was killed. He survived. He learned to live with a prosthetic leg, became a runner, and years later Adidas Israel featured him in a campaign promoting its Single Shoe program, which allows amputees to buy one shoe instead of having to pay for a pair they literally cannot use. A lovely idea. Except Shalev once served in the IDF. So,

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She said about Macklemore performing his disgusting "Free Palestine" performance -- "Awful." She commented under a post that said, "Jewish fans bought tickets to see Ed Sheeran sing last night in NJ, not to be ambushed by Macklemore's anti-Israel propaganda. Instead, Macklemore walked onstage in a keffiyeh, shouted "Free Palestine," accused Israel of a false "genocide," and turned a mainstream event into a political nightmare against the Jewish state. Concertgoers are owed ap

This weekend, Macklemore opened for him at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, in front of tens of thousands of people who had bought tickets to see Ed Sheeran. He walked onstage wearing a keffiyeh and told the crowd he wanted to say two words that were “near and dear” to his heart: “Free Palestine.” Then he performed Hind’s Hall, his explicitly anti-Israel protest song, while enormous screens behind him showed footage from Gaza, pro-Palestinian campus encampments, Israeli soldier

Here's a taste of what it's like to be in a hospital in Jerusalem: Yesterday I went to Hadassah Ein Kerem to visit a friend. I came early and had an hour to spare before the visiting hours reopened in the maternity ward. So I sat in the very large atrium at the hospital entrance and got to observe. This is what I saw: There are patients, doctors, nurses, staff, and visitors of every denomination, color, and religion. There was a chassidish man in a wheelchair deep in conversa

This summer, Jews around the world are making vacation plans differently. In some ways, we plan like everyone else. How many outfits do I need? What will the weather be? What attractions or cities do I want to visit? In other ways, we've always been a bit unique. We need to figure out how we can have access to kosher food. Sometimes we need to pack basic supplies like peanut butter and tuna fish in case there's no food available. We wonder if there is a minyan nearby, a shul,

You won’t find apartheid at the Jerusalem pool. When you walk in your hear the gym machines upstairs, the splashing of the lap pool, and Hebrew and Arabic being spoken all around you. There are women in hijabs, and others in tichels, and sometimes you can’t tell which is Jewish and which is Arab till they open their mouths. They are all Israelis. That’s Jerusalem- a fusion of cultures and peoples who cherish this city, who live together, who make it a modern place to live. As

I don't think I'll ever get over looking up on the highway and seeing this glorious flag blowing in the wind. This particular one was enormous. Larger than my SUV. The hot wind was blowing so hard that it had enough power to open the entirety of the flag so that it was fully extended in the sky. For the novel I'm (please God) finishing this summer, I spent many years intensely studying different moments in Jewish history. Mostly challenging ones were our existence, and certai