Ro Yeger

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Jul 28, 2014, 5:47 PM

An Unexpected Energy Boost

I know it may sound strange, even a little bizarre, but I must say that going to visit wounded soldiers in Seroka hospital was one of the greatest decisions I have ever made. I returned home feeling re-energized and...

Jul 27, 2014, 1:05 PM

You May Say I’m a Dreamer

I hate dating. There. I have finally said it. Dating sucks. A lot. As a religious girl, I find the dating system to be completely counter productive. You are expected to sit down with a complete stranger for a few...

Jul 21, 2014, 8:41 AM

*This is a guest spot written by a dear friend's mother, Sue Loubser* I have had a lot of time for introspection lately, and I have been thinking of how blessed I am and how thankful I should be. My...

Jul 9, 2014, 7:00 PM

The Red (Alert) Wedding

Everything was perfect. Down to the last flower petal. The beautiful sunshine cast perfect shadows, the tinkling laughter amongst the guests as they moved down the buffett, the soft sounds of classic songs playing in the background, the stuff...

Jun 27, 2014, 5:33 PM

Last night I had the honor of attending the Annual Im Tirtzu Conference. The subject of the evening was Zionist leadership. I was there in 2 capacities- as an activist for the organization and to act as a translator...

Nov 1, 2013, 2:55 PM

The Never-Ending Jewish Apology

In this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Toldot, we read the story of the blessing mishap. Isaac decides that the time has come for him to bless his children because he has grown old and he doesn’t know how much...

Jul 19, 2013, 5:07 PM

A Call to the Begin Legacy on His 100th Birthday

The fast of the 9th of Av (Tisha Baav) has always been a rough day for me, but not in the classical sense. While much of the nation sits in mourning, I sit in conflict. Yes, the Temple was...

May 10, 2013, 12:51 PM

One Man, One Heart

I honestly don’t care. If the Women of the Wall wish to pray with prayer shawls and teffilin, I say let live and let be. There are bound to be practices among my fellow Jews that I don’t necessarily...

Apr 15, 2013, 4:43 PM

Personal Grief, National Mourning

Yom Hazikaron by far the hardest day on the Israeli calendar. It is a day filled with pain, remembrance and tears. It is the day when I could be very easily made to feel like an outsider. As an...

Feb 22, 2013, 3:08 PM

Anti-Zionism, Unmasked

Earlier this week, George Galloway, a Member of the British Parliament, stormed out of a debate at Oxford University. What was the cause for his premature departure? Mr. Galloway discovered that his opponent, a student named Eylon Aslan-Levy, was Israeli....

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About Me

Ro Yeger made aliyah in October 2012. She is currently at Bar Ilan University studying Economics, Political Science and Psychology.