I had the privilege to travel to Washington DC last week to attend the Sixth Annual CUFI Summit. What a tremendous three days! The speakers were inspiring and educational. Meeting with my congressmen and senators is always a reminder of how our government operates and the influence individuals have on the entire process. The grand … Read more
It was a little difficult to write about Celia Ulanovsky. I knew her as a neighbor—as a lovely, modest, always pleasant, incredibly kind woman. But when I spoke to her, to get a bit of background, a little more of who she was, I was met with “Oh, there’s really nothing to say about me. Me? I … Read more
Yesterday was a fast day, the 17th of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, which ushers in a 3-week mourning period for the first and second temples, thousands of years ago. Our sages have long laid the blame for the destruction of the Second Temple and the subsequent exile from the land, in the first and … Read more
Ik ben net terug van een spreektour in de Verenigde Staten, in Ohio, Texas en Florida. In Columbus lanceerden we de eerste van hopelijk veel ‘Celebrate Israel!’-avonden. Een prachtige groep van vrijwilligers zette samen een programma op en Ari Abramowitz van LandofIsrael.com en ik waren de belangrijkste sprekers die avond. Het aanwezige publiek was warm … Read more
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