Celeste Aronoff

A pragmatic yogi listening always for Gd's voice.

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Oct 31, 2024, 5:12 AM

Is Israel Still the Last Refuge for All Jews?

On October 7, 2023, Hamas declared war on Israel. Hamas leadership understood the exact consequences of their attack, and willingly offered up of the residents of Gaza as collateral damage. And even more, they happily let the injuries, deprivation,...

May 28, 2017, 9:46 PM

Loving to Learn; Learning to Love

I planned to go to Israel for two months. I ended up staying for three years. Because Israel can do that to you so easily. She flirts with you a little, seduces you a little, and before you know...

Apr 2, 2017, 6:36 AM

I Almost Lost My Voice

I almost lost my voice. I have lived in a place of such intensity, so many opinions and ideas and so much religious certainty that after a while, I couldn’t think or speak. Being surrounded by so many people...

Mar 15, 2017, 9:35 AM

Affordable heath care, Israeli style

When I made Aliyah in 2015, I was excited to deepen and formalize my commitment to this amazing nation. My love story with Israel was a totally unexpected romance, and becoming a citizen seemed like the next logical step...

Nov 18, 2016, 6:31 AM

I Call My Mother Every Day

I call my mother every day. Or at least almost every day. She lives in Kansas (USA), and I live in Israel, and the one thing that bridges the divide between us most of all, is that I try...

Mar 7, 2016, 11:04 PM

The loneliness of not knowing

Not understanding the Hebrew food labels is bad enough, but not being able to get the joke is heartbreaking

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About Me

Celeste Aronoff was born in Brooklyn, grew up in the tranquil suburbs of Kansas, found G*d in the meditative practices of Raja Yoga in India, and found her Judaism in Israel. She is unrelentingly interested in uncovering Truth wherever it lurks. And she is eternally grateful to the teachers at the Pardes Institue of Jewish Studies for giving her the skills access Jewish texts, thinking, and language.

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