Friday afternoon at precisely 6:30, the time he said he would meet me, I see the sun-like smile of my friend Eric Solomon. The rabbi at Raleigh's Beth Meyer Synagogue, he bounds into the plaza at the ...

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“A cold rain fell all day Friday here in Jerusalem, yet we turned the dreariness of the day into a metaphor for the pains of the past and tomorrow’s dreams,” reports Dr. Peter Tarlow from Israel.

Each Friday I try to end the week by saying Shabbat Shalom to people who have made a difference over the past week, those who have stood up, spoken clearly, or helped move things forward when it ...

One month into my semester in Israel, I can’t help but think about how grateful I am for the people I’ve met here so far. In particular, I am astonished by the generosity of local families and ...