Reena Bracha Platt

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Apr 24, 2017, 1:50 PM

The scream that makes us remember

When I was younger I was obsessed with studying the Holocaust. I only read Holocaust books, I watched all the movies and documentaries, forced my eyes to memorize the pictures. I was able to tell you the name of the...

Jun 6, 2016, 6:22 AM

An ode to Jerusalem (my first, true love).

An ode to my first, true, love. A hot summer day, A bus full of first timers, Bad rap music blasting through the stereos. He's flirting with her but she likes that guy and those two are having a deep conversation and those two are talking...

Nov 23, 2015, 7:11 AM

So tonight I am wounded

Tonight I am wounded My heart bleeds and my blood boils and yes I say tonight, because tonight I finally let it through I took down the walls for a brief moment to let in the hatred and the lies and the tragedy and...

Oct 11, 2015, 2:16 PM

So there's this Arab woman who cleans at my work. Her mother cleans at the seminary next door and is the sweetest woman, but unlike her mother, she doesn't smile. And I knew she was coming to work today...

Apr 23, 2015, 12:47 AM

It is a scream A silent scream, monotone, exasperated. It is a scream that speaks of unspoken tragedies that we all hear loud and clear because you would be surprised what a scream can convey It is the sound of the ringing in...

Mar 12, 2015, 10:18 PM

I live down the street from the synagogue in Har Nof where the horrific terrorist attack of November 18th 2014 left 5 men dead, 5 women widows, and more than 20 children orphans. People I knew, good people, unsuspecting innocent people who...

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About Me

Born and raised in sunny California, Reena Bracha traded in her beach attire for the slightly more modest approach of orthodox Judaism. Her first love is Israel and her second, her ukulele. She recently made Aliyah and currently lives in Jerusalem.