Heather Gelb, at The Blogs

Sep 9, 2024, 11:16 PM

He is finally free – child of light, love and peace

At Hersh’s funeral last week, with hundreds of thousands watching live and on livestream, his mother screamed out in liberated pain that her son was finally, finally, finally free! Free from almost a year forced underground as a hostage...

Dec 16, 2020, 7:08 PM

My Eye-Blink Save

I embrace adventure through trail running. I often begin on a familiar trail near my home in the Judean Hills, letting curiosity lead me down random paths that wind up and down through the countryside that eventually circle back...

Aug 31, 2017, 10:06 AM

Bid Me Run

When Shakespeare penned the lines "Bid me run, and I will strive with things impossible" centuries ago, he most likely did not have in mind a middle-aged mother of five children running marathons across the tumultuous country of Israel....

Aug 24, 2016, 12:40 AM

It Matters to that Starfish

I would like to start this blog with a parable you may have already heard. And even if you have, it helps to be reminded of the message every once in a while. Once upon a time, there was an old...

About Me

Heather is an aspiring writer, poet, tap dancer, cajon player, reflexologist, photo album designer, amateur actress, world traveler and long distance runner who raised her five children among the Judean hills in a house that her husband built. She has published a memoir, a spiritual journey entitled From Hilltop to Hilltop: My Path from Rwanda to Israel.