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Moshe L. Gavant

Apr 14, 2026, 12:34 PM

Leaving Israel under Fire: The Waters Will Flow Outward

My wife and I had come to Israel for our first grandchild’s wedding, expecting to stay only 10 days. Instead, that very Shabbos, the current war with Iran began, and our return home was delayed for nearly two additional...

Clifford Rieders

Mar 24, 2026, 12:40 AM

Munich – Memory of Horrors

I once interviewed a young German national who applied for a job. I wanted to see how he would handle a difficult question. I pointed out to him that I was Jewish and that most of my mother’s family...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Mar 17, 2026, 6:35 PM

The contribution of Israel’s olives and grapes

In Parshat Vayikra (Vayikra 1:7-8) we read: The sons of Aharon, the Kohen shall place (ignite) a fire on the altar and they shall arrange logs on the fire. The sons of Aharon, the Kohanim, shall arrange the pieces, the...

Jonathan Shavit

Mar 12, 2026, 4:31 AM

An extended stay in Israel: getting from A to B

This post is part of a series, more will follow. It concerns an overview of my visit to Israel and plans to visit family and friends. While I succeeded in my endeavor, my stay was extended due to the...

Mar 11, 2026, 10:24 PM

El Al’s wartime chaos is more than an inconvenience

People surround a check-in counter at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, March 9, 2026. (Screen capture: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Loyal passengers have paid top prices for poor service because they thought they could rely on Israel's 'national airline' in a crisis. The Iran war proved them wrong

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Mar 3, 2026, 2:28 AM

El Al: Israel’s Air Bridge Under Fire

When Israel comes under fire, international airlines suspend flights to Tel Aviv within hours—driven by rising risk, insurance costs, and airspace uncertainty. In the current 2026 war, following U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran and the reported killing of brutal dictator...

Feb 22, 2026, 9:20 AM

Safety is not cheap

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk (AI)

What Israel Learned the Hard Way about Safety There is an uncomfortable truth many people prefer to ignore. Some of the safest systems in the world were not born out of idealism or luxury but out of bloodshed trauma and...

Elkana Bar Eitan

Feb 12, 2026, 11:23 PM

The Difference Between a Moving Moment and Lasting Responsibility

One of the first things I saw this morning was Hillel Fulds post praising El Al Israel Airlines for their generous gesture toward a couple who served hundreds of days in IDF reserve duty. Since then, the post has...

Jul 23, 2025, 10:23 AM

On Eagles’ Wings: Don’t Forget Your Ziploc Snacks

Last week, my husband and I did something that has been on our bucket list for quite some time. It’s consistently been out of our price range, and we had resigned ourselves to maybe getting around to it when...

Jun 25, 2025, 1:00 PM

You know you’re Israeli when the national airline “rescues” you by airlifting you into a war zone. I was on my way back from Denver to Tel Aviv, a trip I have done countless times for work. My original...

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