Rivka Kirwan

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Nov 12, 2013, 6:01 PM

Ten Good Reasons to Make Aliyah

In no particular order. 1. You can get nearly anywhere in the country without a car. (failing a bus, tremp.) 2. Chayalim (for females) 3. Falafel. 4. The hikes. Especially Darga. 5. Chayalot (for males) 6. Chocolate spread on lachmaniyot for breakfast 7. The Kars4Kids jingle* 8....

Oct 24, 2013, 5:47 PM

I’ll Take Holocaust Denial Over Holocaust Ignorance

As a writer for the nonprofit Kars4Kids, I think a lot about kids and education. So two videos I recently came across struck a chord with me. The first really shocked me, in a very sad way. My maternal grandparents...

Oct 8, 2013, 8:30 PM

All Middle East, All the Time: People to Follow on Twitter

A public service announcement for anyone interested in adding a variety of views on the Middle East to their Twitter feed. Thirteen suggestions just to get you started. 1. Get the rundown on Israel's police activities from Foreign Press Spokesman,...

Sep 11, 2013, 5:46 PM

My New Years Resolution, A Few Days Late

I know Rosh Hashana is come and gone. But I only just got the inspiration for my resolution for the new year and change is always better late than never. Especially considering that Yom Kippur is only three days...

Jul 15, 2013, 11:42 PM

Overplaying the Race Card

I had the distinct pleasure yesterday of taking two long car rides with my baby and my toddler. Only my baby and my toddler. If you've ever traveled alone with kids, you know what I mean by pleasure. The CD player...

Jun 5, 2013, 5:44 PM

Lakewood: it ain’t all black and white

Confession: I live in Lakewood. I grew up in Brooklyn. I suppose you could say I am "ultra"-Orthodox/chareidi/whatever you want to call it. I have to admit that Judy Gruen's latest blog post kind of ticked me off. Not just...

May 29, 2013, 7:36 PM

Thinking Journalism? Think again.

It's a seemingly innocuous question, but it's always filled me with dread. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I don't know. I don't want to grow up. I've never been good at math and the pictures...

May 21, 2013, 6:36 PM

Aliyah: She’s really going

It's been a tradition in my family, starting with my mother. The women dream of making aliyah, of building a home in Israel, of raising a family on its holy soil. But the men just don't seem to feel...

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About Me

Rivka Kirwan is the director of media relations at Kars4Kids, a nonprofit based in New Jersey, where she lives with her husband and two young children. If it were up to her, she'd be living in Israel, which she grew to love in the year she spent there post-high school.