Jonathan Margulis

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Jun 6, 2016, 7:39 PM

A Dream That Will Never Come True…

As I stood there listening to the girl at the entrance to Lishkat Gius tell me that they would not let me in because I was exempt from army service, I was filled with many emotions. It is always...

Apr 5, 2016, 2:00 AM

Har HaBayit: Forgotten Home of the Jewish People

Smoke rises from behind the wall. I look up and see the Cyprus trees just behind as a terrible cry is blasted in a language I don’t understand. Somehow I long every day to enter a place I have...

Feb 28, 2016, 3:46 AM

Pride in My Family

Parents are generally the ones who get to be proud of their children. To see them grow and thrive, to weave and meander through life. It is however rare to hear of a child say to their parents and...

Nov 17, 2014, 8:55 PM

Parshat Chayei Sarah

When I look at the Torah as a whole, I come to ask the question, “Why if the Land of Israel plays such a vital role in the Torah, do so many Jews live in Galut today?” To find...

Aug 13, 2014, 6:49 PM

What the OU Solidarity Mission to Israel Taught Me

In Parshat Shelach, we read about the meraglim, the spies. Last week I embarked on such a trip to Israel. People told me I was crazy. People told me that I had to be safe. At that point the...

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About Me

Eliyahu recently graduated the University of Maryland and made Aliyah in August 2015.