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Nov 25, 2023, 10:55 PM

In the Second Lebanon War (2006), I had just finished high school. In Operation Cast Lead (The 2009 Gaza War), I was a platoon commander in an IDF combat boot camp. In Operation Protective Edge (The 2014 Gaza War),...

Jun 27, 2023, 5:36 PM

Jewish Education Meets Artificial Intelligence

As an Israeli who has journeyed far and wide in search of the wide range of Jewish identity, my search has often led me to unexpected junctions. Among them, an intriguing intersection I've recently encountered, that of Jewish Education...

Jan 15, 2022, 6:23 PM

Blessed be he, the Window Jew I am

I often find myself thinking about the term "Window Jew" (Yehudi Haloni) coined by the Israeli Poet and Jewish educator Be'eri Zimmermann. Zimmermann (1951-2016) was one of the leaders of the movement for Jewish renewal in Israel and the...

May 16, 2021, 10:16 AM

Rockets Siren in a Tel Aviv Stairwell

It's not easy to be Israeli these days. Whether you are Muslim or a Jewish, an Israeli citizen living here, or someone who lives outside of Israel, the whole sense of 'being Israeli' is much complex and complicated as...

Aug 2, 2020, 3:05 PM

Our story – a dream about gaming and Jewish peoplehood

In these days when American Jewish teens are unable to visit Israel, and the image of Israel is ever-challenging through their eyes, perhaps the time is ripe for imagining a future relationship that entails gaming at its core. Yoni and...

Apr 18, 2019, 4:36 PM

Post-Election Thoughts on Haredi Jews in Israel

At the aftermath of the Israeli elections, I see in my social feed many posts about the fear that some secular Israelis sense towards the political power of Haredi Jews (the Ultra-Orthodox). “The Haredim are taking over!” someone wrote...

Nov 16, 2017, 10:19 PM

Israelis are building new Jewish bridges

I'm eager to share with you an amazing experience I have gone through recently. It must be said that I'm not being paid to write this post but am driven to do it out of the sheer desire to...

Mar 4, 2017, 8:29 PM

Adding some American BBQ Sauce to my Hummus

Not long ago, I lived in the States for two wonderful years that felt like a lifetime. Why would an Israeli choose to live in the States? Well, the answers to this question are quite diverse. Perhaps I fell...

May 7, 2015, 2:42 AM

Do not lose hope on me

In recent weeks, I have noticed more people around me expressing a feeling of frustration in light of the political puzzle that is now taking shape in Israel. This frustration derives from their expectation that the emerging government is...

Dec 21, 2014, 9:14 PM

Israel in three seasons

I still believe in Israel! I recently told my brother in a conversation we had about the future of the Jewish state. He who has spent the last 6 years of his life studying and working in Europe has a...

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About Me

Yoni Alon is an Israeli consultant and educator who has been building bridges between Israelis and non-Israelis for over a decade. He began his journey as an Israeli JAFI Shaliach/Emissary in Denver. During his seven years in the IDF (Maj res.), he supported the comprehensive cooperation between the IDF and the U.S. military and served in the border region of Gaza and Egypt. In the last eight years, he has been leading educational projects in the fields of Jewish and Israel education for NGOs and government organizations, including Masa, JAFI, ANU Museum, WZO, Momentum Unlimited, the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, and more.

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