Chavi Feldman

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Jan 30, 2025, 12:16 PM

Britain’s ‘lucky’ Jews

"A third of British Jews don't see a future for them in the United Kingdom, and half of them have recently considered leaving the country, according to a poll published Monday and conducted by the NGO Campaign Against Antisemitism...

Aug 8, 2024, 12:35 PM

LeHa’amin – To Believe

A few weeks ago, I bought tickets to Koolulum with a friend. For those of you who don't know what that is, Koolulam is a social-musical initiative aimed at strengthening the fabric of society. The project revolves around mass...

Aug 6, 2024, 2:47 PM

This past Shabbat was a weird one. While we in Israel are sitting on eggshells waiting for the inevitable, the planet is still turning, the sun rises and sets and life goes on. So Friday was a flurry of...

Jun 10, 2024, 12:50 PM

Looking for the pinpoint of light

I am the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. I have to say, as a teenager growing up in the Toronto Jewish community which was mostly comprised of Holocaust survivors and their descendants, (as well as Mizrachi Jews that were forced...

Jun 4, 2024, 4:11 PM

Serendipity and Happy Accidents

I love happy mistakes. So many of the world's greatest discoveries were accidental. In 1928 Dr Alexander Fleming returned from a holiday to find mould growing on a Petri dish of Staphylococcus bacteria. He noticed the mould seemed to...

May 14, 2024, 7:13 PM

Five years and counting…

Last week, I wrote a blog about my grandmother's 100th birthday. I received a lot of good wishes for her unbelievable milestone, and some comments to the blog on this platform, Times of Israel. One of the comments was...

May 10, 2024, 3:03 PM

A Century of Living

The average life expectancy hovers around 73 years -- this is an average between men and women and taking into account different countries. While modern medicine and health care have lengthened people's lives, it's still rare to live a...

Apr 14, 2024, 2:54 PM

What is resilience?

One of ten Israeli couples with a member serving in the IDF that took part in a mass wedding ceremony, part of Chabad of Savyon’s “Marrying the Warriors”, in Tel Aviv Port, March 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Another country coming under a massive missile attack would descend into utter chaos, but Israel just keeps on keeping on

Mar 27, 2024, 10:23 PM

Upon These Stones

I'm blessed to have a small yet amazing circle of good friends. Friends who build me up, who listen and share, friends who try to fill this world with good energy and love. I have a new friend - she...

Mar 20, 2024, 8:49 AM

Canada’s refusal to sell arms to Israel harms its legacy as a protector of Jews

Demonstrators wave Palestinian flags during a protest in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 9, 2023. (Cole Burston/AFP)

My grandparents wouldn’t recognize the country that offered them a safe haven after the Holocaust

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About Me

Chavi Feldman has a degree in graphic design and advertising and works primarily as a music teacher. She has lived in Israel for more than two decades.