Helaine Ring

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Nov 19, 2023, 8:18 AM

Imagine it is a Shabbat morning, early. You are surrounded by the sounds of birds chirping, of nature reawakening. Imagine waking up in your bed, in your house where you feel safe and protected and at ease. Suddenly, all the...

Oct 27, 2023, 6:27 PM

42nd Aliyaversary

My name is Helaine Ring. I am celebrating my 42nd "aliyaversary" tomorrow and feel like it is truly a reason for celebration, even more so right now than even before. I moved to Israel on my 1st wedding anniversary, in...

Oct 19, 2023, 11:06 PM

Plowshares into swords

We grew up with visions of peace. We believed in the promise of peace in our lifetimes. We believed, with the innocence of youth and the rousing speeches of JFK that we could change the world. I remember a 4th...

Oct 18, 2023, 8:47 PM

No shoes, no feet

"First I cried because I had no shoes; then I met a man who had no feet" That was one of my father's favorite sayings, a "dad-ism" if you like. He used it frequently, whenever I was upset or crying...

Oct 26, 2022, 10:59 AM

Today marks my 40th anniversary as a mom. My firstborn child is celebrating her 40th birthday today, but that is her story, and an entirely different issue. I was told that I would not be able to conceive a child;...

Jan 6, 2021, 12:14 AM

I am tired. Are you? I am tired of being tense all the time. I am tense about my health and the health of my family. I am tense because of the insanely high numbers of new Covid cases, worldwide,...

Nov 24, 2020, 5:28 AM

Am I depressed, or just sad? I am finding it hard to take joy in the everyday things that come my way; things don’t please me the way they once did; food doesn’t taste as good (yes, I have a...

Nov 23, 2020, 10:11 PM

Touching in the Time of Corona

I touched my grandson today. He is just a few weeks shy of his second birthday and I think that I can count on my fingers how many times I have touched him since the outbreak of COVID-19. Who...

Oct 12, 2020, 7:09 PM

A tale of Two Simchat Torahs

A Tale of Two (simchat) Torahs We have just finished putting away all our holiday paraphernalia; the sukkah decorations, the collection of various types of ceramic pomegranates, our special New Year challah cover and our glass and silver honey pot…Another...

Oct 11, 2020, 5:48 PM

What’s God got to do with it?

What’ s God got to do with It? Remember that Tina turner song “what’s love got to do with it?”. Sometimes, when I see the way some of us behave, that song starts playing in my head, only with a...

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About Me

Helaine has been living in Israel since 1981. She is a wife, mother and grandmother. She is looking forward to retirement shortly. She is a speech pathologist, directing an early childhood development center in Kiryat Melachi. Recenly she became a certified transforming hypnotherapist. She has always enjoyed creative writing.