Dahlia Bendavid, at The Blogs

Jan 29, 2024, 12:45 AM

“It started at 6:30 in the morning....” That is how every meeting with every single person we met began. They continued relaying that they were used to sirens, but this was different. There were more rockets and sirens than...

Sep 19, 2023, 10:35 PM

Rahma? Where is That?

You may have heard something about the Bedouin in Israel. That the Bedouin are nomadic Arabs. That the Bedouin herd sheep. That the Bedouin are illiterate. That Bedouin men marry many, many women. That the Bedouin have lots and...

Sep 22, 2022, 9:15 AM

A Modern Day Miracle – Ethiopian Aliyah

Mir·a·cle /ˈmirək(ə)l/ noun a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency; an extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment We experience miracles,...

Mar 17, 2021, 6:43 PM

In the blink of an eye

Time. Many of us feel there aren’t enough hours in a day to complete everything on our To-Do list, fit in some exercise, read, complete work or school assignments, or take a vacation. We feel time-poor and are stressed,...

Aug 31, 2020, 4:19 PM

Israel in my heart

I miss Israel. How things have drastically changed in the past six months. I left the US for Israel on March 1, with the Coronavirus mostly contained to China, slowly spreading throughout Europe and Israel. I had no qualms about...

Jun 30, 2020, 3:59 PM

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The threshold of change

The beginning of another day, the time between sunrise and daylight. Aventura, Florida, April, 2020

Our habits and routines have been upended, and in that disruption, we have the opportunity to take courage, be bold, and quite literally make the world a better place

About Me

Dahlia Bendavid believes in making the world a better place and helps makes this possible by working in the Jewish community as the Director of the Israel and Overseas Department at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. She is a certified life coach and a certified happiness trainer. Dahlia grew up in NY, has lived in Israel, and now lives in Miami. Dahlia is the proud mom of two adult children, Ariel and Noam.

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