Chaya Tal, at The Blogs

Chaya Tal

Blogger, social activist, border crosser

May 2, 2019, 4:01 PM

Screenshot from the Instagram page of Eva.Stories.

Today the Jewish world commemorates the Holocaust Day (Yom haShoah) on its Hebrew date. There is a monumental project I would like to introduce to you, in case you haven't yet heard about it. The project is called "Eva's Stories",...

Oct 7, 2013, 7:19 PM

Maran Ovadia: The Art of Judging Favorably

My fellow students were shrugging their shoulders, having a flimsy grin on their faces, when one of them told me the news of the day: Rabbi Ovadia Yosef has passed away. Why the grinning?, I asked. Well, they answered...

Jun 25, 2013, 1:43 PM

This Day Is Ours

Sitting quietly on the roof of a high building, my eyes wander across the the varicoloured houses of Jerusalem, outspread around my building and till the faraway hills at the horizon. I sit in a plastic chair, and it...

Jun 25, 2013, 1:04 AM

Who is the King of Glory?

Reflections on the Israeli Presidential Conference 2013 (18.-20.6.13) The annual Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem is an event of diplomatic, economic and social importance. Influential, talented, innovative and otherwise attractive individuals flock every year to Israel to attend the Conference....

About Me

After moving to Germany from Russia, Chaya spent most of her teenage years with Jewish community involvement as counselor and coordinator for young Jewish adults in Germany. Chaya discovered tradition and languages on her own which has shaped her identity since early age. She made aliyah in 2011 and has since then worked as a translator, freelance journalist, media analyst and tour guide, while blogging in German for 4 years about Jewish life in Judea and Samaria. She is part of the "Roots" movement for understanding, nonviolence and transformation between Israelis and Palestinians.

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