Netta Asner

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Apr 17, 2019, 4:47 PM

Lighting the torch

At a time when people are constantly arguing about the Israeli elections, I would like to highlight a positive Israeli moment that has personally touched me. It was announced on the 14th of April that three people will be...

Apr 19, 2018, 7:30 PM

To the 52 groups at NYU who signed the BDS resolution

On April 10th, a friend of mine studying at NYU sent me the BDS resolution which had just passed on her campus. It was the first time I had read through a full BDS resolution from any campus and...

Mar 29, 2018, 4:40 PM

Pesach or Passover? Thoughts about identity

"Every person must see themselves as if they left Egypt"- is one of the most important things we say every year on Seder night. This year I am able to give this phrase new meaning. On Passover we celebrate our...

Jan 12, 2018, 8:16 AM

Birthright: Changing the Jewish future?

Another season of Birthright is at its peak right now. My sister just returned from 10 days as a soldier assigned to Birthright and I had the opportunity to reminisce with her about my similar 10-day experience when I...

May 28, 2017, 12:31 AM

The story of Ruth and the IDF

She's an Orthodox Jew who thinks you don't have to be religious to immerse in traditional Jewish texts

Mar 2, 2017, 12:38 PM

From all my teachers I have learned

From a young age, my dad has often told us the story of how he became a mathematician. It started from his middle school math teacher who expressed the love he himself had for the subject and made sure...

Dec 2, 2016, 10:35 AM

From IDF to Hebrew U

I would like to share my experience of finishing my IDF service and beginning my studies at Hebrew University to share my thoughts with you on endings and beginnings. * * * It was April 23, 2016 – officially my last day...

Oct 18, 2016, 9:57 AM

A welcoming Judaism

The Jewish High Holidays are a time to reflect upon how to improve ourselves during the coming year, as well as how we might improve our surroundings. Last week, I was moved by a conversation between my sister and my...

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About Me

Netta was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and made Aliyah with her family in 2004. She finished two years of IDF service in April 2016, where she served in the IDF Spokespersons Unit working with American media in Israel such as The New York Times and CNN. She is currently a student at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem majoring in International Relations and Jewish History. She is also the co-founder of SIACH (students from Israel and America CHat), an initiative to create deep conversations and connections between American and Israeli Jewish students