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Chana Pinto

Appreciate the small things.

Jan 12, 2026, 4:43 AM

Megyn Kelly, what happened? For years I listened to your daily podcast. And for years before that, I watched you on Fox News and then on NBC. I literally followed you wherever you went. I appreciated your insight, your...

Aug 20, 2025, 8:11 AM

A Reflection: August 17, 2005

Twenty years. Twenty years since the unilateral and complete removal of every Israeli and Jew, both residents and army personnel, from every one of the 21 yishuvim, towns, farms, and communities in the entire Gaza Strip. Twenty years since...

Oct 9, 2024, 10:47 AM

Top Influential Jews of the Year? I don’t think so.

An Israeli flag flies outside a house in Israel, October 2024. (the writer)

Does anyone else feel that The Jerusalem Post’s top two choices for “Most Influential Jew of the Year” were way off mark? The top four are Americans, for one thing, which is surprising given that for Jews, this year...

Aug 2, 2024, 12:43 AM

Let our country win this war already

"Bring them home" on the back of a truck on Rt. 553. Courtesy of the writer.

Let our country win this war already! That's the message for the world. To all the nations who are insisting that Israel show restraint and avoid starting a full-blown Middle East multi-nation conflict, as if Israel is the one...

May 19, 2024, 7:56 AM

In Loving Memory

We are a nation in mourning. This Yom Hazikaron was the undoubtedly the worst one we have ever experienced. Every person here in Israel has been affected by the war, some in the worst way imaginable. Yet every day,...

Feb 5, 2024, 3:21 AM

The best – or worst – joke: UNRWA

Have you heard the latest joke? UNRWA was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. I could end this post right here, with just that one statement. Repeat it over and over again out loud. It could make you laugh, which...

Nov 24, 2023, 9:22 AM

It’s Finally Official. The World Hates Us.

Israeli solidarity (courtesy of the writer)

So can we announce that it's finally official? The world hates the Jews and you're allowed to show it! It has taken 78 years, but once again, it is not only acceptable, but fashionable to admit one's deep-seated antisemitism-PUBLICLY. It...

Oct 22, 2023, 10:39 AM

Never let down your guard

As I write this, two hellish weeks and a day have passed since our world fell apart. Two weeks since the most brutal and barbaric terrorist animals in modern history invaded our country and attacked us; torturing, defiling, and...

Sep 28, 2023, 9:41 PM

Yom Kippur in Israel…the ultimate ‘Only in Israel’ experience.

A vehicle-free Route 4 shortly before the start of the Yom Kippur fast.
Courtesy of the writer.

Yom Kippur in Israel is unique. It is the ultimate "Only in Israel" experience. Whereas in the Diaspora, Yom Kippur is a quiet and somewhat understated personal day for self-reflection, prayer and fasting, here in Israel it is so...

Sep 10, 2023, 5:39 AM

Jewish unity for the New Year- is that possible?

With all the mud-slinging going on in Israeli politics, which has sadly trickled down to divide the country in ways we have never seen before, it is heartening to know that there are still good people in our society. ...

About Me

Chana Resnick Pinto lives in Central Israel and is a Production Editor at Eric Cohen Books in Ra'anana. She has been in Israel for 20 years and wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

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