Aryeh Jacobowitz

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Aug 17, 2017, 11:36 PM

Thoughts of a Shaliach — The Return Home

The return home. The return to the land. To the golden city of Jerusalem, to the green mountains of the Shomron. The land of our forefathers. The land of the Tanach, the Hebrew Jewish Bible. The return to our...

Jul 30, 2017, 10:21 AM

Tisha B’Av – Is It Even Relevant To Us Today?

A common question that is always asked at this time of year is: is Tisha B’Av still relevant? If it is relevant, why do we read Aicha (Lamentations)? We read it and are in an entirely different place and state...

Mar 13, 2017, 4:54 AM

Purim, Amalek and my “IDFversary”

Five years ago today, I joined the IDF. A long time has passed… A lot of memories, some better some worse… Three years of building myself, and being connected to a huge ideal, protecting Am Israel, there is really nothing...

Feb 17, 2017, 8:31 AM

Thoughts of a Shaliach… Valentine’s Day, Love, and the Love for Eretz Israel

This week was Valentine ’s Day. A day dedicated to celebrating love. Love is a great thing, as the Beatles said: “all you need is love”. This topic is the most thought, sung and written about of all time....

Jan 20, 2017, 6:45 PM

Thoughts of a Shaliach… The Sound Of Silence

I was filling up my car with gas at a regular gas station one morning this week, when suddenly I realized that the upcoming Parshiyot (Tora Portions) are more relevant than ever. As the gas was being pumped in...

Dec 23, 2016, 10:55 AM

Thoughts of a Shaliach – The battle of Jewish identity

We are in the middle of a great battle today, the battle over Jewish Identity. The facts are astonishing and very worrying. Intermarriage is at an all-time high, faster than the disappearance of the lost Ten Tribes over two...

Nov 10, 2016, 7:21 AM

Thoughts of a Shaliach… Israel: Destination or destiny?

Israel: Destination or destiny? “Lech Lecha…” leave everything Avraham is told as the father of our nation begins our history. Leave, leave it all and go to the place I shall show you, go to Israel. The morning after the election,...

Oct 13, 2016, 10:41 PM

Thoughts of a Shalich… Why Shlichut?

When I told my family my wife and I were planning on going on Shlichut, at first they were mad. How can I leave for a year they asked in an agitated tone, how can I tear the family...

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About Me

Aryeh is 24 years old, married and currently a shaliach (emissary) of the Jewish Agency in the united states of America. He served for three years as a warrior and commander in the IDF, and led troops into Gaza in operation protective edge. He studied in Yeshiva in "Eli" for three years learning Torah, Judaism and philosophy.