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Jul 16, 2020, 1:08 AM

What Northern Exposure Got Wrong About Judaism

Another guest post from my husband, Josh Weinstein. I love the show Northern Exposure. For those of you who don’t know, it was a wonderful television show that aired in the US on CBS for six seasons from 1990-1995. I...

Jul 31, 2019, 2:20 PM

Israeli parents should be proud

By kids for kids, this dusty summer camp in northern Israel is no manicured glamping experience. It is also a whopping success

Nov 21, 2018, 10:31 PM

A British View on Thanksgiving in Israel

I was an 18-year-old seminary student in Jerusalem when I first heard about Thanksgiving. In fact, until that year in seminary, I had never really been friends with an American before. I was completely unfamiliar with the American culture...

Oct 16, 2018, 12:24 PM

Lech Lecha: Make Aliyah for yourself

Twenty years ago today, on October 15, 1998, I made Aliyah at age 20 from Manchester, UK. That’s right. I have officially spent half my life (if you don’t count our three-year hiatus in the US, which I don’t,...

Mar 8, 2017, 2:47 PM

Reveal rather than mask

Costumes let people reveal the usually hidden aspects of themselves, even as they try on new personas for size

Jun 1, 2016, 10:17 PM

Normal Is Screwing Us Up

The dictionary definition of "Normal" is conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. How many times do you use the word "normal"? And in which situations? How many Google searches begin with the question "Is it normal..."? About 1,570,000,000...

Feb 9, 2016, 12:40 AM

Miracles That Happen When a Community Steps Up

Community is commonly defined as "a group of people who live in the same area (such as a city, town, or neighborhood)." But as I discovered recently, in Rehovot, community means so much more. The beauty and magic we...

Oct 12, 2015, 3:31 PM

‘The Situation’

There are seemingly very few positive spins to the “situation” we find ourselves in right now. The Hebrew word for “situation," “matzav,” is neutral according to its dictionary definition, but in modern-day Israel takes on a negative connotation and...

Jul 13, 2015, 8:32 PM

Making sense out of madness

Sometimes we don't need to seek out opportunities to make others happy...they find us. Last week, on my way home from picking up my youngest daughter from her day camp, an old woman, whom I only found out today is...

Apr 26, 2015, 12:44 AM

The Children of Israel Today

Over the last ten days Jews all over the world - in particular in Israel - have experienced an intensely emotional roller coaster. On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remembered the six million Jews who perished at the hands of...

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About Me

Sorelle Weinstein is Content Manager for Nefesh B'Nefesh. Previously, she worked as a book editor for eighteen years specializing in works of Jewish interest. She lives in Rehovot with her husband, three daughters, and Golden Retriever, Cadbury.