Sam Aboudara, at The Blogs

Sam Aboudara

Mar 27, 2025, 10:30 PM

The Pancake House and the Mishkan: Finding the Divine in the Details

In a week full of political scandals, media leaks, and investigations, both here in the US and in Israel, I did what I sometimes do when I find myself searching for a bit of steadiness: I opened up the...

Oct 2, 2024, 9:26 PM

Our Collective Memory

In Jewish thought, memory is intertwined with the fabric of existence. The Hebrew term for memory, zachor, is not a passive recollection but an active, intentional act. This idea is deeply rooted in the Torah, where the commandment “to...

May 25, 2023, 6:14 AM

9.5 Million Ways to be Israeli

The story of the Jewish people and the story of the State of Israel are inextricably linked. This was the basic premise I began with ahead of my recent trip to Israel. I spent a week travelling throughout Israel...

About Me

Sam has dedicated his career to Jewish communal service as an educator, camp director, and executive. Having spent time in both the UK and US, his work focuses on building Jewish community and strengthening Jewish identity in all shapes and sizes.