Chana Pinto, at The Blogs

Jun 2, 2023, 3:42 PM

Screenshot (YouTube) of a Roger Waters concert, 2023.

I think it's safe to say that everyone knows -- or has at least heard of -- the iconic song, "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2"(yes, that's what it's officially called, because there's a part 1 and a...

May 19, 2023, 12:03 AM

A quick guide to high school academic lingo

It's that time of year again in Israeli high schools. Summer is creeping up, and kids in school- especially grades 11 and 12- are very busy taking their matkonot and bagruyot, as well as choosing megamot for next year....

May 2, 2023, 11:56 PM

The Left has gone too far this time

I really wanted to go to the "pro-judicial reform" rally in Jerusalem last Thursday night. My son's yeshiva in Ramat HaGolan took the boys in buses to partake. And from what I read, heard and saw on news sites,...

Apr 14, 2023, 12:54 AM

Shameful Journalism

Picture posted on social media of the three victims of the Dee Family, may their memories be a blessing.

Rabbi Leo Dee of Efrat just lost his wife and two of his daughters, May Hashem avenge their blood. They were gunned down on Chol Hamoed, driving on the highway, on the way to enjoy a family Pesach tiyul,...

Mar 21, 2023, 12:07 AM

Viduy – The Last Confession

The Viduy Prayer. (photo taken by the writer)

I recently read an article by Rabbi Shlomo Brody in the Jerusalem Post weekend magazine (March 10, for those interested). The article was about the concept of saying viduy when one knows that their death is imminent. Rabbi Brody...

Mar 9, 2023, 4:12 AM

A Very Real Fear

On Purim this year, I went to hear the Megilla at our shul (Megillat Esther=Book of Esther, read/chanted aloud from a scroll on Purim). There were two concurrent readings going on, and I chose the "no-frills" option in the...

Feb 19, 2023, 5:41 AM

A Unique Tour of the Dead Sea

Our group exploring the salt and mineral deposits in the Dead Sea.

A friend of mine saw a spider in her house last week. She told me that it means Spring is coming. Which is nice to hear, I guess, but not good for our country (Israel). We haven't had enough...

Feb 6, 2023, 9:54 PM

Let It Rain?

Rainy evening outside the writer's home in Tel Mond.

The rain is finally here, and we are happy to receive it. We need the winter rain. The land depends on it -- our fields, rivers, lakes, etc., etc. We really are -- and should always be -- grateful...

Jan 28, 2023, 7:32 PM

The Other Survivors

Michle Israelevitch (Drazin), on the ship to Canada.
Courtesy of the writer.

Today (Friday) is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Here in Israel, our main Holocaust memorial day is Yom Hashoa, after Passover. But for the rest of the world, at least UN member nations, the date of January 27 was chosen...

Jan 15, 2023, 10:26 PM

A Tribute to Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Levene zt”l

On the first night of Hanukkah this year I had the privilege, however unfortunate, of attending the funeral of HaRav Avraham Yitzchak Levene zt"l. Rabbi Levene, as he was known, left this world on December 16, 2022 (22 Kislev)...

About Me

Chana Resnick Pinto works at Eric Cohen Books in Ra’anana. She has a BA from Yeshiva University and an MsED from Bank Street College of Education. She made Aliyah in 2005 and lives in the beautiful and picturesque town of Tel Mond in the Sharon area of Central Israel, and wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

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