Avital Lisker, at The Blogs

Mar 6, 2019, 11:09 PM

In Ethiopia, it should be International Mothers Day

Baking challah at the synagoge in Gondar, Ethiopia.

They cook, wash, clean, educate and lead; they grind the coffee, bean by bean; they care for the kids and pray for the Land of Israel. They are the real heroes (photo essay)

Dec 30, 2018, 3:10 PM

Waiting in the dark

Last week's parasha tells of the death of our forefather Jacob. He wishes to be buried in the Land of Israel and asks his sons to bring up his bones to the land. But Joseph, on the other hand,...

Oct 31, 2018, 8:04 PM

The 8,000 remaining Jews of Ethiopia

My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Leaders of the Jewish Federations: We need to talk about the remaining Jews of Ethiopia You work so hard on connecting our brothers and sisters around the word to Israel. Yet you do not hear...

About Me

Avital Lisker recently returned from volunteering and traveling in Ethiopia. She is pursuing a degree in Social Sciences from Bar Ilan University. She can be reached at Avitalisker@gmail.com.