My new friend Dani Ben Joseph lives in Haifa. Born in Israel, the story of his family’s arrival in what was then called Palestine is compelling, if often repeated. As a teenager during World War II, his mother escaped the Nazi onslaught, leaving her parents behind to cross the border out of Hungary on foot,… Read More
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Early on Saturday, we proceeded to Selma, feeling overwhelmed by emotion as we crossed the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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We carried the teaching, “Justice, justice you shall pursue.” The power of the repeated word, justice, would be present throughout our journey.
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We returned to Israel with a very strong sense of sisterhood between OA and TBE. A unique bonding of two beautiful communities.
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By the time we left we were no longer strangers going to a far land, but a group of temple members interested in exploring our Jewish heritage.
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Most of us had little experience in drywall installation. All we saw were the bare wall studs and ceiling joists and a pile of sheetrock.
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