A Minyan in a Garage
On Tu B’Av, the holiday of love, I was walking down a small Jerusalem alley lined with automobile repair shops when I was invited to join a Mincha service. Curious, and always up for a “chavaya,” I accepted the invitation. The prayers took place in a tiny office behind one of the garages. The room […]
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Beyond The Headlines: A Weekly Glimpse Into The Israel You Won’t Read About In The News
Holiness in Unexpected Places During a family trip to northern Israel recently, two images caught my attention. The first was in Tzfat. We have all seen many moving and creative memorial projects, but this was something new. At the entrance to a coffee shop stood an ordinary plastic-bottle recycling bin bearing a sign: “Recycling station […]