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Dina-Perla Portnaar

Oct 22, 2026, 10:16 PM

What we owe the world, and what we don’t

Not everything that’s true about us deserves to be known. The art of living well may depend, in part, on knowing what to keep to ourselves. After having lived a life of full transparency out of conviction, I'm starting...

Oct 17, 2026, 9:24 AM

Interviewing Hanukkah Barbie in Malibu

As Hanukkah approached, my editor handed me the plum assignment: travel to Malibu to interview Hanukkah Barbie. Ever since the Hanukkah Barbie sweaters hit the stores, Barbie had been all the rage. And I was overjoyed. My dream assignment! A...

Oct 9, 2026, 5:47 AM

The Miser, the Cheapskate, and the Missing Check

“Mordechai, did you ever read ‘Shrewd Todie and Lyzer the Miser’ by Isaac Bashevis Singer?” “I think I read it during my freshman year at UM. I love Singer and his short stories. Why do you ask?” Moshe replied. “Well, yesterday,...

Oct 7, 2026, 5:35 PM

Inner Lights Throughout a Year: Art & Miracles

Shavuot. The Heaven’s Window. Watercolour, oil pastel, wax pastel, pigments, Luminance Caran d’Ache on authored original archival print on cotton paper. 2022-2026. Private collection, Finland.

Presentation of a new Inner Lights: Jewish Year art collection of the works of artistic interpretation of an annual circle of Jewish holidays Part III of 3 Part 1 can be read here. Part II can be read here. From Purim to the...

Oct 6, 2026, 3:41 PM

Inner Lights Throughout a Year: Art Dialogues

Hanukkah. Dialogue. Watercolour, oil pastel, wax pastel, pigments, Luminance Caran d’Ache, perle le blanc on authored original archival print on cotton paper. 2024-2026.

Presentation of Inner Lights: Jewish Year art collection featuring artistic interpretations of an annual circle of Jewish holidays Part 2 of 3 Part I can be read here. From Shemini Atzeret to the New Year for Trees Continuing the presentation of new Inner...

Oct 5, 2026, 6:57 PM

Inner Lights Throughout a Year: Art & Life

Inna Rogatchi (C). Circle of Hope.

Artistic re-examination of an annual Jewish Holidays New Art Collection Part I of 3 With a new Jewish year started recently, and the new Torah annual circle taking off, it is an appropriate time for presenting the new art collection re-examining an...

Heddy Breuer Abramowitz

Sep 30, 2026, 11:45 PM

A Tale of Two Futures: Comparing New Beginnings

Pomegranate 1 2026 by Heddy Breuer Abramowitz

First morning sounds in Jerusalem include songbirds gently piercing through the darkness as daylight breaks. This is a transition we understand. It goes back to the first dawn, that of the Israelites and we will soon be reading it...

Sep 29, 2026, 7:26 AM

Hanukkah Barbie

“Moshe, I just ordered my granddaughter the Holiday Sweater Jewish Barbie doll from Amazon. Twenty-eight bucks. Amazon guaranteed it would arrive at my house before Hanukkah. “It will be worth every penny when I see her face as she rips...

Sep 21, 2026, 6:17 PM

It’s 12:07 a.m. I’m in bed, comfortable beneath white cotton sheets and blankets. The fan spins at high speed, filling the room with a steady hum. I hold my iPhone in my palm, and its glow creates a tiny pocket...

Sep 20, 2026, 9:12 AM

A lamentation for Jerusalem: Remembering Emek Refaim

Construction on Emek Refaim - (c) Ilana Brown

The city that Yehuda Amichai and I love is disappearing amid bland high-rises that crush the Eternal City's spirit with mediocrity and greed (PHOTO ESSAY)

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