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Shilo Sapir

May 4, 2025, 6:11 PM

By far, the hardest thing to adjust to after returning to civilian life from the army—from the war—is how quick people are to call me a hero. I am not a hero. I do not feel like a hero. I do not...

Apr 6, 2025, 6:07 PM

And So I Write

I have been told to stop writing—that it is pointless, mere folly and hubris to believe that anyone would be interested in my work. Yet I write nonetheless. Not because I disagree, but because I know of no other...

Feb 27, 2025, 6:04 PM

Parashat Teruma: Cherubim, the Ark, and the Path Back to Eden

In Parashat Terumah, the first item the Jewish people are commanded to build for the Mishkan is the Ark of the Covenant, the sacred vessel designed to house the Tablets of the Ten Commandments. Yet, a closer examination reveals...

Jan 22, 2025, 10:39 PM

Why is Israel discouraging Aliyah?

When I decided to make Aliyah, I believed I was stepping into a dream. I felt immense pride knowing I was making Israel my home, committing myself to its future. I can say with pride that I have given...

Dec 22, 2024, 6:41 PM

A Tale of Three Men

From time to time, I am reminded of a few stories I once heard that I cannot seem to forget no matter how much time passes or how hard I try. Tales of three different Jews, each with their...

Nov 14, 2024, 8:59 PM

The World Has Forgotten the Pogrom in Amsterdam. We Cannot

Less than a week has passed since the pogrom in Amsterdam, yet it feels as though it has already been forgotten. Jews walking on the streets of Holland were beaten mercilessly for the great crime of being born Jewish....

Oct 20, 2024, 5:40 PM

The Cost of Truth

There comes a time in every person’s life, when one must make an ultimate decision to sacrifice either comfort or values. Where one must decide whether life should be lived in pursuit of fleeting pleasures, or rather in a...

Sep 8, 2024, 5:15 PM

A Reason For Hope

Ever since I was a child, I always dreamed of the moment in which I would return to the Land of Israel. Day after day, I would pray for the day when Jerusalem would cease to be just an...

Aug 5, 2024, 12:55 PM

The hypocrisy of the diaspora

For the past two thousand years, the Jewish people in exile dreamed a dream. A dream of unity and hope, a dream of return and longing, a dream where the Jew would finally have a place to call home....

Jul 30, 2024, 2:05 PM

The Lonely Nation of Faith

There are certain times, where as a Jew, I sense a deep existential loneliness that I have yet to have found a remedy to cure. Times, where it feels as if I have been destined to wander the world...

About Me

Shilo Sapir made Aliyah three years ago from the United States. and is currently completing his mandatory national service. He writes on questions of service, Jewish identity, and national responsibility.

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