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Hanna Yerushalmi

Sep 2, 2024, 11:58 AM

I don’t remember exactly when I realized that there was a hostage who shared my last name, but it was an enormous shock. Yerushalmi is not a common name in the US and it is mispronounced so often that...

Jul 16, 2024, 6:20 AM

A Prayer for Seeing a Soldier

At the corner of Kaplan and Ibn Gvirol, you stand next to me waiting to cross, a tower of olive with dust on your boots, and I barely subdue a primal urge to wrap my arms around you. Soldier, what can I say to you? For...

Jan 26, 2024, 7:22 PM

Here, take my credit card…

After October 7th, it became clear to our family of six that Israel was going to be the only destination for our winter break, even though we had spent a beautiful July there. How could we lie on the...

Nov 1, 2023, 5:30 AM

Reaching Far To Bless My Child

Reaching far to bless my child At the dinner table she spreads her open palm, ready to offer a Shabbat blessing but tonight, the high chair is empty. With an ache in her heart she takes a deep lung-filled breath and extends her hands past...

About Me

Hanna Yerushalmi grew up in the Midwest, where kindness is a priority and listening is the first step in a relationship. And so relationships became the lens through which she views the world. Over the years, this lens further propelled her to the rabbinate and working in relational life. Hanna is an ordained rabbi and also a licensed professional counselor and currently works in a therapy practice with couples around issues of intimacy. Hanna lives in Annapolis and together with her husband is raising four children by teaching them about kindness and the value of listening. She is also the author of "Strip of Land: a Collection of Poetry about Israel."

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