Judy Diamond, at The Blogs

Oct 29, 2024, 4:12 PM

It is heartbreaking to absorb the daily news updates of increasingly more IDF soldiers falling in battle, each of them a world unto his own; stunning, idealistic, brave individuals in the prime of their lives, leaving wives, children, parents,...

Oct 1, 2024, 4:01 PM

A Year We Will Never Forget

For most of my life, I have approached the ימים נוראים with weary anticipation and dread. Earnestly taking stock of my life, marking the conclusion of another annual cycle, and creating a vision for the year to come is...

Sep 1, 2024, 6:14 PM

Our Broken Heart into the Light

I woke up this morning devastated by the news that the bodies of 6 hostages were found by the IDF in a Hamas tunnel in Rafah, shot dead at close range. All young, in the prime of their lives....

Aug 11, 2024, 5:14 PM

Seeking Soulmate in Time of War

If I reflect on the arc of my adult romantic life to date, I realize that I've spent a good portion of the years yearning for love, seeking love, loving/giving to the wrong person long after it is acceptable,...

Jul 24, 2024, 1:26 PM

Our Shared Destiny

Israel, a remarkable people passionate, opinionated always pushing forward with equanimity despite everything. The national tragedy still hanging like heavy curtains at the theater The personal tragedies playing out like live drama sequels on replay Grieving families, with sons, daughters, spouses lodged inside their thoughts, dreams, emotions, and prayers, like stencils, the imprint...

May 26, 2024, 12:26 PM

Two Sides of the Same Coin?

Israelis get a bad rap with other Jews around the world too pushy, too loud “I give you best price . . .” the thumb and index finger glued together, palm up could mean wait or a rude brush off tongue to roof of mouth clucking ‘tza’ to...

May 22, 2024, 12:41 PM

Last week I stood in the holy mishkan (משכן)!!

Every year until the current one, I was completely disinterested and detached from the פרשיות (Torah portions) in the book of שמות (Exodus) focused on the משכן (Mishkan), the holy tabernacle that was built with excruciating detail after Hashem...

Apr 21, 2024, 2:06 AM

Dayenu – דַּיֵּנוּ

If He had saved my mother from the שואה (Holocaust) and not led her path to Israel and then America, דַּיֵּנוּ Dayenu, it would have been enough If He had led her path to Israel and America but not blessed her...

Jan 29, 2024, 12:15 PM

When in Rome . . .

She shuts her computer way too late again, having absorbed as many news stories and survivor/hostage testimonies as her now weary brain can handle. She makes her way to the bathroom to begin her nighttime routine. Just before turning...

Dec 24, 2023, 2:57 PM

Israelis: A Big Light (אור גדול)

Since moving to Israel a year and a half ago, I have gained a deeper appreciation and admiration for Israelis. One aspect I've always marveled at over the years is the equanimity and grace displayed by families of terror...

About Me

Judy Diamond upended her life in the U.S. and moved to Jerusalem almost 2 years ago, fulfilling a decade-long dream. With a 30-year Wall Street career behind her, she currently works remotely in securities markets education. Writing has always been Judy's passion, a necessary way to process emotions through her life's journey. She is divorced with two young-adult children and a voracious reader. She is passionate about the Jewish people and Israel and seeks to make a meaningful impact beyond her own life. Outside of work and writing, Judy loves the outdoors, helping others, meaningful conversations, and hosting a wide variety of people for shabbat meals.

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