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Yoram Schwell

Dec 20, 2025, 7:08 PM

What is so special about Chanukah? Why has it become such a central holiday to our national culture? It's not the latkes or doughnuts. On Chanukah we celebrate the time that we, Am Yisrael, chose Hashem en masse. It...

Sep 25, 2025, 9:05 PM

Gedaliah’s Legacy

Today we observe the Fast of Gedaliah. Gedaliah was the governor of the land of Israel, under Babylonian rule, after Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first Beit HaMikdash. Many of the Jews that had fled before the churban returned and there...

Jul 17, 2025, 3:03 PM

What needs to change is inside us

So now what? We've been in this crazy war for over a year and a half. We've had amazing battlefield victories, strategic victories, and progress on the home front. As a nation we have learned that we need to...

About Me

Yoram Schwell grew up New York and moved to Israel with his wife and two young children during Operation Cast Lead. They moved around the country from Yerushalaim to the Golan Heights, the Shomron. Now he lives in Chavat Gilad where he and his family are establishing a permaculture homestead to bring fertility and prosperity back to the land. He has worked in Hi-Tech, operations, maintenance, and chatan coaching, among other things.