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Mike Hollander

Jewish Educator and Tour Guide

Nov 4, 2023, 11:21 PM

One Month After the Black Shabbat – Hineni!

Parshat Vayera - ‘Hineni’ - November 4, 2023 In the past month, I have found myself often repeating the same phrases: “no words,” “our world will never be the same after October 7,” “unfathomable,” “how do we move forward,” etc....

Jun 5, 2021, 12:28 AM

Why Was This Round of Gaza Violence Different?

Although the most recent of the four rounds of violence/operations/wars between Gaza and Israel since 2008 lasted eleven days, it seems that this one was different from all its predecessors. Why? First, the objective reasons: There were fewer Israeli...

Aug 10, 2014, 2:47 PM

Why is this war different from all other wars?

I made Aliyah from Vancouver, Canada over 25 years ago. It is at this point that people usually ask how could I leave such a wonderful place. I give them a two-pronged answer: first, have you ever spent a...

About Me

Mike Hollander grew up in Canada and made Aliyah in 1988. He has a BA in history and an MA in Jewish-Christian relations, and is a licensed Israeli tour guide. He has been working as a tour educator for almost 30 years in Israel and guiding Jewish destinations in Europe, and has extensively lectured at synagogues in North America. Married to an American, they have 3 sabra children, all of whom served (one still does) in the IDF.