Inna Yoffe Veytsman, at The Blogs

May 22, 2019, 11:33 AM

Philip Roth and Leonard Cohen – A Posthumous Comparison

It is the first anniversary of Philip Roth’s death. He passed away on this day last year. It has been two and a half years since Leonard Cohen is gone, too. They are two Jewish American writers, who touched...

Feb 6, 2019, 11:42 PM

My Aliyah – An Ascent From Darkness

My knees were beginning to hurt. I was squatting for long minutes while picking oranges off the ground, as my mom was plucking them off the trees, standing on a ladder. The ones that fell down my job was...

Nov 28, 2018, 2:34 PM

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My kids are not deficient, they’re bilingual!

Illustrative. Students at the Harlem Hebrew Language Academy are immersed in a bilingual environment from the moment they walk through the doors -- even the kindergarteners. (Cathryn J. Prince/Times of Israel)

The teacher thinks my kindergarten kids should have Hebrew as their mother tongue, but our Russian home is the best gift we could give them

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I am an English teacher. I enjoy a good book in English, a good conversation and a strong cup of black tea. I love Israel. I am a wife and a mother of twins.