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From Inquisition to Jerusalem: My 500-Year Journey Home

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On the Ground in Venezuela

It was 6 p.m. on an ordinary Wednesday night, June 24th, 2026. Adriana Tacher, five months pregnant, was in her home in Caracas, Venezuela, with her husband and eight-year-old daughter. With no advanced warning, everything started shaking. “We live on the eighth floor, and the higher you are, the more you feel it,” says Adriana. […]

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The 6 Communication Rules Every Couple Should Keep on the Fridge

There are moments in your marriage when you suddenly hear yourself speaking and think, Wait... where did that come from? Maybe you've become defensive. Maybe you've slipped into blame. And in the middle of the conversation there's that flash of recognition: This isn't who I want to be. It usually happens after a long day […]

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The Rwandan Community Guided by Jewish Values
A youth village in Rwanda, modeled on Israel's homes for Holocaust orphans, is transforming the lives of genocide survivors.

It's Friday night, and 500 teenagers whose families survived one of the worst genocides in modern history are singing together under the stars. An hour and a half down a dusty road east of Kigali, Rwanda's capital, sits a cluster of modern homes and classrooms, lined with neat, verdant walkways. This is Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village […]

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10 Reasons I Love Living in Jerusalem
From bustling midnight grocery runs to digging up First Temple ashes, life in Jerusalem is anything but ordinary.

I moved to Jerusalem from London, Ontario, 40 years ago. People often ask me how I can live in Jerusalem, especially now. I understand the question. From far away, Jerusalem often looks like a place of tension, conflict, sirens, arguments, ancient grievances, and breaking news. All of that exists. I would be dishonest if I […]

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Biden Bowed to Her

Rivka Ravitz, mother of 12, was the first female Chief of Staff to the President of Israel. She sat across from Biden, Putin, Obama, Trump, and King Charles without ever compromising her values.

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