Nine Months in a country called Home

By: Anna Kaplan I could have gone anywhere, nine months is a lot of time. I could have stayed home and gotten a job or hitchhiked across America. However, once I made the decision to take a gap year there was only one option. I knew I wanted to learn about myself, but I could…

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Listen & Be Heard

In a world full of voices, let’s remember the power of truly hearing others! 🙏 This ancient tale reminds us of the consequences of arrogance and the importance of open ears.

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The Energy within Nature

The energy contained in nature, in the earth and its waters, in the atom and the sunshine will not avail us if we fail to activate the most precious vital energy: the moral-spiritual energy inherent in humankind. – David Ben-Gurion cred: @mimles

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AntiSemitism and Hate – Poem

By Nick Leininger Most Nazi’s wish they had eyes like me Green with envy The alt-Reich is feeling blue They don’t see what I see Things aren’t always what they seem An equal fare can never be fair Fair skin doesn’t change a person’s worth Here’s a penny for your thoughts Hate isn’t for the faint…

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The Days of Blue and White

As the days grew closer flags began to sprout up all across the country. From highways to car windows to apartment porches- it was as if someone had sprinkled blue and white from above. Yom Hazikaron, the day we remember Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror, starts at the same exact moment across the…

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A Year in Review: What Living Abroad is Really About

   We all have expectations. Expectations for ourselves of what we want to accomplish. Going into this year abroad I had expectations to have an amazing year, and I did, but not in the way I expected. I was going in with a false reality expecting every single aspect of my year abroad to be perfect.…

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