Risi Adler Finkel

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Oct 20, 2022, 10:06 PM

The Torah of our Mothers

I wonder if I will always cry when I see Jewish women dancing with a Torah. On the holiday of Simchat Torah at the end of Sukkot, the prayer services transition into "Hakafot," when traditionally the men take all the...

Apr 20, 2021, 3:33 PM

Getting Back to Normal

“Is life getting back to normal in Israel?? I need to know there’s light!!” This is the message my friend in New York sent me on Yom Haatzmaut. When I received this message, I was drinking wine with a friend at...

Apr 7, 2021, 10:42 PM

The untold tale of David Adler

The June 1934 edition of Der Sturmer, with a later 1939 edition depicting 'Ritual Murder.' (courtesy)

In 1937, years before the 'Final Solution,' my uncle was the victim of a blood libel in Germany. We still don't know the whole story

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About Me

Risi lives in Hashmonaim with her husband and two children. She is a Creative & UX Writer at Waze.