Tom Haastert, at The Blogs

Dec 31, 2020, 5:11 PM

My grandfather David Ben Mordechai (Z״L) and I would always end our phone calls with the sentence "אחרי החגים“ (after the holidays). This was our promise to each other that we would see each other latest after the next...

Dec 23, 2019, 7:56 AM

8 days of hope

Support me and Shalva at the Jerusalem Marathon 2020 In Jewish tradition, the highest form of Tzedakah or charity is giving to a central campaign or community fund or Kupah. The term literally means "container" and refers to the charity box...

Nov 13, 2019, 1:06 AM

Running for hope, love and human dignity

Support me and Shalva at the Jerusalem Marathon 2020 When raising a child you’ll do everything possible in order that they will have a “better” life then you did. Further, you want to do it differently then your parents or...

About Me

Tom, originally from Cologne (Germany), grew up in a German-Israeli family. Currently he lives in Berlin with his wife and two girls. He is working as a Digital Transformation Manager for the German car industry.