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Mar 22, 2024, 9:28 AM

Turn the Lights Back On

There are times we make promises to ourselves. Sometimes the act may be to do something simple like organizing a closet for Spring cleaning. Other times the promise may be something of great value and significance. It could be...

Mar 12, 2024, 12:18 AM

The Jerusalem Marathon 2024: Running through our tears

It's 6 a.m. on a cold crispy Jerusalem morning. Half-marathon time! I couldn't be less motivated. My heart is heavy and my stomach is in a knot. How are we going to get through this? I greet Sophie --...

Mar 28, 2022, 12:07 AM

Aliyah: The Uphill Marathon

Photo credit: NCSY Israel

It’s about halfway through the 10K track of the Jerusalem Marathon. Running on the light rail line, the city shops on Yaffo Street drastically transform into a majestic new view. There, just as you pass Jerusalem’s City Hall, you...

Mar 26, 2022, 10:17 PM

We Run and We Run

The rain was coming down in buckets, the cold was intense, and the wind was biting. And there I stood under a small overhang, huddled with some 10 other would-be runners, waiting for the Jerusalem Half- Marathon to start....

Mar 24, 2022, 9:17 PM

As the world rides the recovery tailwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic and grapples with the current crisis in Ukraine, The Blue Card has been hard at work to ensure that needs of Holocaust survivors are met with dignity. The Blue...

Mar 20, 2022, 10:13 AM

Running for Peace!

Running the Dead Sea Half Marathon with Covid! Photo courtesy of Jacob Ner David

What a wonderful opportunity for me, not only to fundraise for the Forum of Israeli Peace NGOs, but also for an inspirational peace project, between Israelis and Palestinians, who have joined together through various art forms. Their work was...

Nov 2, 2021, 9:15 PM

Jerusalem, Glasgow, and climate leadership

Photo credit: Yonatan Neril

If we truly want to battle climate change, we must stop our marathon use of 10s of 1,000s of plastic bottles, unrecyclable trash, and indestructible souvenirs

Dec 31, 2020, 5:11 PM

The Concept of Infinity

My grandfather David Ben Mordechai (Z״L) and I would always end our phone calls with the sentence "אחרי החגים“ (after the holidays). This was our promise to each other that we would see each other latest after the next...

Daniel Friedman

Nov 10, 2020, 11:40 AM

Why is Torah so Boring? (Eruvin 94)

It was after the first lockdown. We had been back in shul for a few weeks, when a familiar face showed up. Alfred is an observant fellow and was previously a regular attendee. Like so many others, he was...

Leron Bernstein

Mar 30, 2020, 3:46 AM

The Jerusalem Marathon of March 2020

Setting foot on holy soil just three short months ago, we have had an uplifting Aliyah journey so far. Overcoming the mountain of bureaucracy and lifestyle change in the beginning can be quite overwhelming, but with good support from...

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