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Aug 25, 2024, 3:11 PM

No longer an ‘olah chadashah,’ now I’m just an ‘olah’

10 years ago

In a post I wrote on Facebook, I said... I’ve been trying to think for months about what to write today. How to explain the emotions. However, no words can really truly explain it. So instead I'll explain briefly a...

Dec 22, 2014, 6:03 PM

Chanuka night 7

Tonight is the 7th night of chanuka. At this point we are feeling either sad for the fact that chanuka is almost over or maybe fighting the difficulties of the repetitive nature of these lights. While writing the word chanuka,...

Dec 19, 2014, 3:27 PM

Chanukah thought and Shabbat

In this week's sedra/parasha מקץ Jacob says to the brothers 'May G-d Almighty give you mercy...' it is strange that he says it in this way. Wouldn't it have been better to say 'May G-d be merciful to you'?...

Dec 19, 2014, 1:17 AM

Chanuka thought day 3

Each night now we have been lighting the candles. Fire has incredible power. It has the power to be destructive however it also has the power to light up the darkness. So to is it with our lives. Sometimes...

Dec 19, 2014, 1:14 AM

Chanukah thoughts day 2

We are told that there were 2 miracles in the chanukah 'story'... 1st that the small Maccabees were able to defeat the Greeks. 2nd that the small bottle of oil lasted for 8 days. Many people might think that these...

Dec 16, 2014, 7:39 PM

Chanuka thought day 1

Last year was my 1st year in Israel and my 1st Chunuka experience. While being in seminary I was inspired to write a short idea for each night. This year I wanted to share my thoughts with a wider...

Oct 20, 2014, 9:16 AM

From the very beginning of my Succot break I found myself having an adventure, a Chavaya. Although I had been in Israel for Chagim last year, this is my first year as an 'Israeli' and so the experience is...

Oct 19, 2014, 9:19 PM

Praying for rain

Now the rain has begun to flow in many parts of Israel... I thought I would take the time to share a thought about the prayers we have been saying. I learnt this many years ago from a friend, but now I...

Oct 19, 2014, 8:55 PM

Aliyah thoughts

4 1/2 years ago I went on a trip that changed my life.. I went to Israel with my shul. Sure I had been before on family trips, but I was younger then. When I arrived on that trip...

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About Me

Nehama is originally from London. Made aliyah in 2014 at the age of 19. Still living in Israel to this day.