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Romi Sussman

May 4, 2026, 9:44 AM

For months, I’ve been thinking about writing a piece about the traditional blessing of gratitude that we say in Judaism after surviving a life-threatening situation. And then, during our daf yomi siyum recently, marking the completion of Masechet Menachot,...

Apr 29, 2026, 11:07 PM

Those Left Behind

Last week, we went to Har Herzl, Israel’s national military cemetery, to pay our respect to those who have fallen so that we may live here. Each year, there is an official ceremony there on the morning of Yom...

Dec 21, 2025, 10:13 PM

Gratitude in the Shadows of Memory

There are certain things that trigger me, that bring me back to those dark, fearful days at the beginning of the war. Two years ago, I bought Chanukiot for my soldiers from a fellow warrior. I remember looking at...

Oct 26, 2025, 9:14 PM

Welcome Home, Eitan Mor

Eitan Mor greeted next to Givat Oz V'Gaon

Today, Eitan Mor, who spent two years in hell as a hostage in Gaza, returned home to Kiryat Arba. Along the way, he was greeted by thousands of us who came with our flags, our music and our spirit...

Oct 6, 2025, 9:43 AM

May All the Grapes be Harvested on Time

free use picture from pixabay (https://pixabay.com/photos/grapes-bunches-vine-grape-harvest-3662464/)

Two years ago, I was standing in a small vineyard in the hills of eastern Gush Etzion enjoying a beautiful pre-holiday event. We heard from the owners about the wine harvest and the incredibly industrious work a few families...

Apr 30, 2025, 4:20 PM

They Don’t Want to Stand at Attention

She doesn’t want to stand at attention by his grave, by these stones, by the pacifier and pop-up toy. She wants to listen to him cooing in her arms. See him smile. Watch him learn to crawl, to walk. She wants to watch him...

Apr 24, 2025, 1:32 PM

Roots and Leaves

I have this huge, beautiful tree outside my dining room window. When the siren went off today in memory of the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust, I was working from home. I stood, as the...

Apr 16, 2025, 9:58 PM

A People of the Land

We are very lucky to have five of the six kids home for chol hamoed, so yesterday they packed up two cars with tents, chairs and food and headed out to a camping adventure. Early in the evening, they posted...

Feb 2, 2025, 11:46 PM

Braided hope

The first time that I went to synagogue on Friday night, after October 7, 2023, I thought I might pass out. I could barely sit there in my own skin. Our shul attracts a vibrant crowd with a lot of...

Jan 16, 2025, 6:07 PM

From Cemetery to Ceasefire

Picture taken from https://aaciremembers.org/fallen/ephraim-yachman/.

Yesterday was the 1 year anniversary of the fall of Ephraim Jackman, a friend and neighbor who died defending all of us in our war against terror. Ephraim fell in Gaza and I think most of us at the...

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Romi Sussman is a writer and content manager. When she's not at her computer, she's juggling raising six sons ages 15-26 and conquering daily life as an Olah. She enjoys blogging here and on her personal blog at http://aineretzacheret.com.

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