Ellen Shemesh

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Nov 13, 2016, 2:39 PM

Sometimes You Win, and Sometimes (GASP!) You Lose

Seeing the aftermath of the recent Presidential election in the US has horrified and frightened me. Peaceful protest is welcomed and often leads to change. But what we have seen over the past few days is far from peaceful. Tearing...

Oct 10, 2016, 4:32 PM

Whenever an Israeli is murdered by a Palestinean terrorist, we in Israel all feel as though we've lost a member of our family. Until you actually DO lose a member of your own family. It happened to us yesterday. The...

May 12, 2016, 10:25 PM

A Study in Contrasts

Living in the United States,we always looked forward to Memorial Day with great anticipation. It's a day off from school or work, the unofficial beginning of summer. The first beach day, the day to municipal pool opens for the season....

Jan 19, 2016, 7:31 AM

How Much More Can We Tolerate?

I was privileged to visit Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust Memorial, yesterday. I tried to prepare myself before the trip, knowing that the sights, sounds and feelings would overwhelm me, as they had on every prior visit. At the entrance...

Nov 22, 2015, 3:34 PM

I was holding off writing this post for a few days in the hopes that the situation would change. Seeing that it hasn't, I'm posting this blog. We are still reeling from the murders of five innocent people at the...

Oct 21, 2015, 2:55 PM

With the coming of fall and winter, Jews around the world are praying for rain in Israel. On Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, we began adding "Mashiv ha'ruach u'morid ha'geshem" -- He makes the wind blow and He makes the rain...

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About Me

Ellen Shemesh made Aliyah from North Miami Beach, FL with her family in 2014. She currently resides in Modiin.