Jennifer Isackov, at The Blogs

Apr 25, 2023, 2:29 PM

My first Yom Haatzmaut in Israel was 19 years ago when I was an exchange student at Hebrew University. Celebrating into the early morning, I was filled with euphoria as I danced with the Israeli flag with pride on...

Mar 29, 2023, 3:14 AM

Protesting into the night

342 WhatsApp messages. While I was meeting up with a friend, protests spontaneously erupted on the streets. By the time I looked at my phone, it had ended. 342 WhatsApp messages. 3,000 people. Beer Sheva, dubbed by the Economist "a sleepy town,"...

Feb 26, 2023, 12:33 AM

Protest

My dad was a high school teacher, and I was in elementary school when his teachers' union went on strike. It was winter in Canada, and every day for about a month, my dad would put on his warmest...

About Me

Moved from Canada to Beer Sheva in 2006 to study my MSW at Ben Gurion and have been living in Beer Sheva ever since- now with my husband and three children. I work as a social worker at Women's Spirit.