Tzippi Sha-ked

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May 1, 2016, 4:20 PM

This is Not Another Sob Story. I Lie, it Could Be. (The Day the World Told Her: It’s a ‘Kapparah’ Honey.)

She's not ready for anything other than a bed after six grueling hours at Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Mind you, the story doesn't begin there. For three nights prior to this, she doesn't sleep but rather tosses and turns and...

Nov 23, 2015, 7:44 PM

Five Things to Think About When You Send Your Child to Israel and the Woman Who’d Like to Make it Easier

She gets it. Nurse Practioner, Dr. Eliana Aaron, gets it. Actually, someone has to because diaspora-based parents are concerned about their children in Israel. Who wouldn’t be? Many of us, have received anxious phone calls from friend’s overseas thinking...

Nov 22, 2015, 12:39 AM

Ezra Schwartz: You Impacted our Lives Greatly – says one of Ezra’s yeshiva counselors.

Ezra Schwartz z”l had only just arrived at Yeshivat Ashreinu. In fact, it was a mere two months ago when Josh Goldstein, one of three counselors at the Yeshiva, met the new group of guys at Ben Gurion Airport;...

Aug 1, 2014, 2:49 AM

The Shloshim of Naftali Fraenkel (Z”L)

It’s all too familiar for residents of Nof Ayalon, a small yishuv situated near the city of Modiin. Home to the sweeping Ayalon Valley and the venue where biblical Joshua made the sun stand still, Nof Ayaloners flock in...

Jul 27, 2014, 4:41 PM

Summer Time and the Sleeping Ain’t Easy (unless you’re away at camp)

I planned on getting so much done while the kids were away at camp. There was the thought of a holiday getaway, DIY house projects and loads of work to do on my thesis. Summer-time strolls, movies and exploring...

Jul 6, 2014, 10:24 PM

The Horror of it all…

We are absolutely horrified that some young Jews could do something so heinous. The nation condemns their sick behavior. This however remains an aberration, not a norm. Vigilante justice is extremely rare in Israel. The last time something like...

Jul 4, 2014, 12:29 PM

In the Spirit of Achdut

I want to share this with everyone. This is written by a friend of mine a, Gerrer Chassidic woman, in response to the loss of Eyal, Naftali and Gilad, may their memories be for a blessing. This is an...

Jul 1, 2014, 6:03 PM

To Learn to Sing Again

“We will learn to sing again without you. Without your harmonies around our Shabbat table,” Racheli Fraenkel eulogized her son, Naftali Yakov, z”l. Approximately two thousand mourners gathered under the hot sun on the dried grassy banks of Kibbutz Shalavim,...

Jun 29, 2014, 12:34 PM

Under the Red Canopy

There is an oasis of song, dance and prayer a few feet from the Fraenkel home. It is a gathering place for Nof Ayaloners to embrace the Fraenkel family, to remind them that it is our shared son who...

Jun 18, 2014, 9:47 PM

Percolating Matters

It’s not every day that three ladies from across Israel’s religious spectrum sit down together to break bread and politely sip cups of foaming lattes. Did I say politely? Well, even if the word “politely” must be understood in...

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About Me

Tzippi Sha-ked grew up in California and moved with her husband and children to Israel in 2004. Tzippi has a background in television and is one of the authors of The Jews of South Africa: What Future? She has an MA in Leadership and Administration and is currently completing two more in Creative Writing and Marriage and Family Counseling. When she's not working on a new project, Tzippi is busy building bridges between Jews of all backgrounds and people of other faiths.