Leah Aharoni, at The Blogs

Jan 11, 2026, 2:46 PM

The War Isn’t Over. Israel Is Just Holding Its Breath

People keep saying the war is over. They say it casually. Almost hopefully.As if saying it out loud might make it true. But in Israel, the war has not ended.It has simply gone underground. We are living in the long pause between...

Aug 27, 2025, 7:58 PM

The One Thing Every Jewish Kid Needs This School Year

The school year is starting next week, and I am thinking about my son. About all those Septembers when he was a teenager — mischievous, loud, full of energy, testing every boundary. Back then, I worried: Would he ever...

Jul 24, 2025, 11:29 PM

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Speak up in the face of social media thought police

Soviet Freedome [sic] March Dec. 1987 (Source: American Jewish Historical Society)

In our free society, everyone should feel free to say what they think -- even if it makes you uncomfortable

Oct 2, 2019, 1:25 PM

Uman? Why do they go there?

Uman. In the past few years, I have discovered that few words trigger people into a ferocious debate more than this one. Everyone has an opinion about the merits of this spiritual pilgrimage. And once again over Rosh Hashana people...

Sep 20, 2018, 12:03 PM

Uman — Not Just for Men, Not Just on Rosh Hashana

Uman never seemed an attractive spiritual destination to me. Having been born in the former Soviet Union and having visited Ukraine often as a child, I still remembered the ugly, dilapidated towns and the old, potholed roads that looked unattended...

Jun 17, 2018, 12:59 AM

Women of the Wall, please don’t stifle our voices!

Anat Hoffman’s assertion that Women of the Wall (WOW) are somehow empowering the Orthodox women, reminded me of Rudyard Kipling’s 100-year-old poem, in which he exalts the virtue of colonialism as the only way to enlighten the uncivilized savages. Take...

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Once upon a time, I was a business consultant helping women launch companies. Now I help Jews launch lives, in Israel. Turns out, building a Jewish future is just another startup… with a lot more emotion, paperwork, and crying in WhatsApp voice notes. I’m a mother of seven, a grandmother of... bli ayin hara.. a proud Israeli and the founder of Our People, a nonprofit that helps at-risk Jews make aliyah and rebuild their lives with purpose, pride, and support. I write about Jewish identity, motherhood, exile, return, and what it means to be responsible for a people you love. Curious about what we do? Visit www.ourpeople.org.il. Support welcome. Coffee always.

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