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Dec 7, 2023, 4:59 PM

When Everything—And Nothing—Changed, on October 7

It’s taken me two months, 61 days to be exact, to write about this War of Iron Swords. I keep asking myself: What do I have to share and why do I want to share it? Not sure if it has to...

Feb 12, 2023, 5:09 PM

A Concerned Citizen in Israel

A Concerned Citizen If you haven’t noticed, Israeli society is on the verge of a meltdown. With everyone pointing fingers at the other, no one willing to budge, the People of Israel are nearing an impasse; the truth is, it’s...

Apr 15, 2022, 5:16 PM

Passover – what is YOUR why?

Duality and contradictions are found throughout the Torah, in Jewish life, and Israel’s existence as a people and a nation-state. The book of Genesis begins with chaos seeking order, attempting to create a semblance of normalcy because life is anything...

Nov 8, 2021, 10:46 AM

Global Zionist Citizenship, A Manifesto

Zionism, initially defined as the national movement of the Jewish People, has made a huge comeback onto Global Jewry’s agenda. Organizations across the globe, including the Government of Israel, are investing tremendous resources into the reclamation and re-education of...

Oct 12, 2021, 6:38 PM

I’m that kid that was wild, energetic, uninterested in school and just wanted to have fun. I’m that kid that wasn’t good in math or science, reading and writing. I’m that kid that preferred not raising his hand in class when...

Sep 10, 2021, 3:04 PM

The Long Path, Shabbat T’Shuva

Parashat VaYelech (Deuteronomy/D’varim 31:1-30), 2021/5782 The last days of Moses are intense, urging us to consider our own journeys in life. Moses explains to the people of Israel: "... a hundred and twenty years old I stand today - I...

Jun 14, 2021, 5:07 PM

Aliyah: 10 years later — best decision ever

We are living the dream, no doubt about it. In all its complexities and challenges, differences in culture and systems, the way "things" work (or don’t work), we love it. The friends we have made are friends to last...

Apr 22, 2021, 2:54 PM

Israel Education as Diplomacy, not Advocacy

We continue to commit such a disservice to our youth, putting them on the frontline to fight for our right to exist, carrying the weight of 2,000 years of exile, when they themselves don’t even know the aleph-bet of their...

Mar 24, 2021, 7:28 PM

The duality of Passover, creation, and life

Living a Jewish life includes doing “Jewish things”, infused with purpose, values and memories (i.e. “we were slaves in Egypt” and what that means from a practical and conceptual worldview). Passover, a microcosm of Jewish life, exists within a...

Mar 5, 2021, 12:41 AM

Abracadabra, do as I say: Now defend Israel!

So, a kid comes back from a trip to Israel and is expected to know it all? Be an advocate? How? And why? We have committed such a disservice to our kids, putting them on the frontline to fight for...

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About Me

Rabbi Leor Sinai is a global presenter and thought leader in the field of Education Diplomacy, he is a Legacy Heritage Foundation Fellow, and Doctoral Candidate in the field of Education Leadership. Sinai is on the boards of Kol Yisrael-United Zionists, serves as Chair of the Youth Aliyah sub-committee at the Jewish Agency for Israel, and is an organizational consultant in the fields of Israel Engagement and Leadership Development. Sinai made Aliyah with his family in 2011.

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