“I think hearing the Jewish-American voice in the conflict is important.” I think we’re the first Israeli group to have gone to the U.S. under such unique circumstances and with such an enormous challenge. It was a dilemma — when do we raise the topic of October 7th? To what extent should it be present? Continue Reading »
“It’s made me want to explore it further.” I grew up in a quite religious family. When I was 14, we became more masorti [aligned with the Conservative movement], but we’re still observant and deeply connected to religion. On Shabbat morning [of our trip to the US] we were at Romemu Congregation in NYC. For Continue Reading »
We can’t wait for the day after, because it simply won’t come. I am Avigal, 34 years old. I am an illustrator and have a business producing my artwork, both locally and internationally. We have two daughters – Miriam, who is almost one year old, and Ya’ara, who will soon be starting first grade. I Continue Reading »
We’re all playing a game of “Life is Beautiful” I have four sweet kids, the eldest is 12 and the youngest is 2. I work in Derech Kfar Education Institute, supporting educational staff in schools that work with at-risk youth. I’m also a psychotherapist. I’m married to Uri, who is an architect and entrepreneur in Continue Reading »
Life as we knew it: I am married with two cute kids. We live in Kibbutz Misgav Am, where I was born and raised. It’s the northernmost kibbutz in the country, situated atop a hill with a 360-degreeview, right on the border with Lebanon; meaning, the kibbutz’s fence is the border itself. The kibbutz has Continue Reading »
My name is Amira Shoshan-Ilani, and I am from Jerusalem. I am a student of psychology and Jewish thought at Hebrew University. I work in mental health and teach yoga, and I am a Bronfman 2015 Fellow. I do not often see my father cry. The last time I saw him cry was the Seder Continue Reading »
Hello everyone, my name is Shiri Klayman, and I am from the 2017 Bronfman cohort. I live in Tel Aviv, and I am studying baking as a hobby. I plan to begin studying medicine next year. On October 7th, I was in the middle of my post-army travels in the East. It did not take Continue Reading »
Or Shadmi, 25, from Tel Aviv, is a student of philosophy, economics and political science, and a combat paramedic. Watch a short video of Or (in Hebrew) here. Highway to hell. “I got a call from the unit when I was on the beach in a remote town in Albania. ‘Come to the Envelope (referring Continue Reading »
Last week, on another day of reserve duty among who knows how many that I have served since the seventh of October, while doing our usual army work, my friends surprised me. Without any advance preparation, they asked me: “Tell me, do you believe in the Messiah?” I did not at all expect these friends, Continue Reading »
Naftali is the co-founder and co-CEO of Teva Ivri, an Israeli nonprofit focused on Jewish environmental responsibility. He was a commander in the IDF’s Nahal Brigade, and since Oct. 7 has been on reserve duty, overseeing medical evacuations of soldiers under fire. The first time I cried in the army was a decade ago, when Continue Reading »
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