Ariella Cohen, at The Blogs

Nov 28, 2023, 1:14 AM

I understand that women and children are generally known to be more vulnerable than big strong men, but I am not hearing any discussion at all about the release of our men being held hostage. (I know that Israel...

Nov 26, 2023, 7:47 PM

The Country of Brotherly Love

Artwork on the streets of Beit Shemesh (courtesy)

I had the honor of standing next to a chayal on the light rail last week in Jerusalem who was on his way home for a 36 hour break after having spent the last week and a half in...

Nov 23, 2023, 4:38 AM

Slyness Reincarnated

The weekly Torah portions these past several weeks have been so relevant to current events. It’s uncanny. But none (thus far) as much as this week's. This week we are reintroduced to Lavan. Lavan is slyness in human form. This...

Nov 20, 2023, 12:55 PM

The Guilt Is Real

The guilt is resurfacing. It’s been mostly under the radar for several weeks, but it’s back. En force. The words "הותר לפירסום" have become the dreaded words in this country. The words that no one wants to hear. The words...

Nov 19, 2023, 5:54 AM

Details Count

I am an extremely detail oriented person. Sometimes to a fault. That’s not to say that I never miss anything, but details matter to me. A lot. I’ve therefore been bothered over the last few weeks by incorrect information...

Nov 14, 2023, 6:32 PM

What’s in a miracle?

The sun sets over Ramat Beit Shemesh (courtesy)

Why is it that when we hear an incredibly miraculous story we feel the desperate need to share it with others? At the very beginning of the war the same bunch of stories kept going around by word of mouth,...

Nov 7, 2023, 7:18 PM

Riding the Wave

High tide at Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park (courtesy)

Today is November 7th. It’s been one month since the now infamous October 7th. My, how the world has changed since then. We still wait for our hostages to return home safely. We still wait for all of the...

Oct 30, 2023, 4:33 AM

I’ve Been Thinking…

There has been a lot to think about over these past 3+ weeks. I’ve been thinking of the people at the Nova Festival who were running for their lives for hours. We use that phrase lightly, but that is literally...

Oct 29, 2023, 5:46 AM

This Is Israel

Today marks two months since I boarded my Aliyah flight. I always knew I would move to Israel, but I never actually knew why. I imagined my future here. It wasn’t a desire as much as an awareness. Before...

Oct 24, 2023, 1:05 AM

Divided We Fall, United We Rise

Ramat Beit Shemesh in the golden hour (courtesy)

Why does it take a war to get us to stop fighting with each other? Everyone has the same question. I have been thinking about this for a while now. On the surface level, the answer is logical. When we see...

About Me

Ariella Cohen grew up in Far Rockaway, NY and made Aliyah from Bala Cynwyd, PA in August 2023. She is an engineer and amateur musician with lots of other hobbies on the side.