Raizel Druxman

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Mar 2, 2020, 10:52 PM

Bibi, please ask yourself – WWMD?

Bibi, I really want to give you the benefit of the doubt, that your decisions are for the sake of our country. But today was the third time we voted for a government in the last 12 months, all I...

Mar 1, 2020, 10:10 PM

Do you have the courage to choose HOPE?

TOMORROW, Israel is having its 3rd round of elections in the past 12 months. (No, that’s not normal. It’s supposed to happen every 4 years.) I keep hearing things like, “Don’t vote for that party, you’re wasting your vote,”and “What’s the...

Aug 6, 2014, 2:20 AM

I Dare You: A Tisha B’av Challenge

The time has come, it’s been too long. Years and years have run away from us, wars have killed millions and we have torn ourselves apart. The Jewish story is ever predictable and never changes. We fight with each other. We...

Jul 15, 2014, 11:46 PM

Hamas, Let Your People Go

Hamas, Please let your people go. You are causing their suffering and in turn holding my people hostage all over the world. You are filled with fury, anger, hate and sickness that is so deeply embedded in your psyche. You...

Jul 11, 2014, 10:32 PM

7 Habits of Highly Effective People Living Under Rocket Fire, by Yoav Kaufman

My stepbrother, Yoav Kaufman, and his family live in Beersheva and are under constant rocket fire from Hamas. He is the VP of online media at Negev Direct Marketing and founder of 57 Seconds, a non-profit to raise awareness about...

Mar 3, 2014, 1:09 PM

We’re losing our memory

Yesterday was the ‘million man’ protest against drafting Charedim (Ultra-Orthodox) into the army. The gray clouds were low in the sky, the sun was but a small bright circle shining through the clouds and the wind was blowing sand in...

Aug 15, 2013, 7:31 PM

How Baba Freddy’s Advice Changed My Life

Baba Freddy at the Kline Galland Home (I think this was taken when she was 96).

It was the last time I saw her and I knew she was going to die. I had known it could happen any time, since my great-grandmother, Baba Freddy (as she was affectionately known), was 100 years old; but...

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About Me

Raizel Druxman is a writer and a recent addition to this amazing country we call home. She landed here in January 2013 after a 5-month excursion in Southeast Asia and the Far East and is always seeking new ways to connect to people and encourage Jews of all stripes to love each other. Raised among the mountains, lakes and trees of Seattle, she is now trying to find peace in the alleys of Nachlaot.