Reesa Cohen Stone

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May 16, 2018, 9:29 AM

Kapara Aleinu!!

Kapara Aleichem! -Netta Barzilai - upon winning the Eurovision Song Contest Kapara Aleich! -Binyamin Netanyahu to Netta Barzilai According to Jewish law, Judaism is a matriarchal religion/nationality/ethnicity/whatevertheheckitis. If the mother is Jewish, the child is Jewish; if the mother is not Jewish, her...

Apr 15, 2018, 6:37 PM

Forever and Ever and Ever

Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of him. Being a Jew is no problem here. -Golda Meir In Israel, in order to be a realist, you...

Dec 14, 2017, 3:53 PM

So It’s Chanuka

Praised are You, Our God, Ruler of the universe, Who made us holy through Your commandments and commanded us to kindle the Hanukah lights. -Blessing over the Chanuka candles Put on your yarmulke Here comes Chanukah So much funukah To celebrate Chanukah -Adam Sandler Growing up...

Nov 29, 2017, 3:54 PM

I’m still standing

Illustrative: Male and female IDF soldiers. (Serge Attal/ Flash90)

My pride in my children contributing to our people also makes my hands shake and my eyes fill

Dec 30, 2014, 11:38 AM

Kwitcherbellyakin

Untold suffering seldom is. -Franklin P. Jones I've only met my friend E once, and despite the fact that I’m not 100% sure she would recognize me on the street, I consider her a good friend. She lifts me up...

Dec 22, 2014, 9:35 AM

The medic’s oath

Her son is sworn to treat, not only Israeli soldiers and civilians, but also any enemy soldiers and civilians

Jul 31, 2014, 11:17 AM

Thanks for Asking

Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day Psalms 91:5 Since the official start of Operation Protective Edge on July 8, I’ve received many emails, SMSs, Facebook chats, and...

Jul 11, 2014, 7:35 AM

Protecting More Than the Edge

We are determined to lay a significant blow on Hamas’ terror capabilities and infrastructure, eliminate any threat on Israeli sovereignty emanating from the Gaza Strip and restore stability to the southern region IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner This is not the...

May 1, 2014, 11:24 AM

“The Jews who will it shall achieve their State. We shall live at last as free men on our own soil, and in our own homes peacefully die. The world will be liberated by our freedom, enriched by our...

Apr 25, 2014, 12:12 PM

What I Learned: It’s time to come home

Passover has a message for the conscience and the heart of all mankind. For what does it commemorate? It commemorates the deliverance of a people from degrading slavery, from most foul and cruel tyranny. And so, it is Israel's -...

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About Me

Reesa Cohen Stone is a Canadian-born Israeli, who has been living in Be'er Sheva for a lot of years, with a husband, a bunch of kids and grandkids. We all try and see the fun side of life.