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25/12/2024

Yesterday, I had the absolute delight to guide an incredible team from through the shuk and the Old City. From a delicious platter of cheeses both local and imported ( ) to savory malawach ( ), from Tunisian frikasse ( ) to the crowd-pleasing affogato ( ) and everything in between, we sampled our way through some of the best dishes the shuk has to offer - before heading to the Old City and enjoying a walk through the Jewish Quarter in the crisp Jerusalem air.

What a gift to get to share this side of Jerusalem with such wonderful women 💖

#יוםגיבוש

08/05/2024

This year, for Yom HaShoah, I was honored to utilize my storytelling skills and my ability to speak in front of varied audiences to share my Zayde's story with three separate audiences, thanks to . (Two pictured here)

I am named for Zayde's mother, and my son is named for Zayde, and I have missed him tremendously since he passed away in 2017. It was very important to my grandfather that he tell his story and give testimony as often as he could; I was able to use three different recorded accounts of his experiences in the Holocaust while preparing.

"Hannah", one neighbor wrote to me afterwards, "I just wanted to tell you that I still have the image of your Zayde smiling before my eyes. You told his story so beautifully and with such love. Thank you. "

#זיכרוןבסלון

16/04/2024

Two months ago, the incredible invited me to guide a group of young adults doing a year of National Service through the Tzofim. Some of them had rarely spent any prior time in Jerusalem, but they were all here together for a multi-day seminar on Challenges in Israeli Society.

To start that off, we took a walking tour of Musrara, a neighborhood just outside the Old City walls which began as vacation homes for wealthy Arab families living in Jerusalem during the Ottoman Era, but became immigrant housing after the establishment of the State in 1948, due to its then undesirable location right next to the Old City walls.

It's a neighborhood that is often ignored when people plan Jerusalem itineraries, but it was a perfect spring board for some fascinating conversations with these young adults about the way that we treat others in society, who is considered worthwhile in society, and how we make changes in the world around us.

Here's to all of us learning to ask those questions, and to being willing to really listen to the answers....

11/04/2024

This week, I spent two incredible days with A, B, and their daughter C 🧡 Although A and C have been here recently, B hasn't been to Israel since 1986, and it was so special to see it coming back to life through her eyes.

We began with the City of David, and talked about what it means to be in a place with 3000 years of Jewish history. These two brave adventurers walked with me through Hezekiah's tunnels -- much easier with headlights than with the candles B used 40 years ago 🕯️ We saw archeological excavations happening before our eyes, and we visited the Davidson Center and the Kotel.

For Day #2 we wanted to experience more of the different aspects of the Old City, so we began with a meaningful visit to where we learned about the incredible work that they do and saw some of the workshops. 🎨 From there, we entered the city through the New Gate and explored the Christian Quarter and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. After lunch, we went back to the Kotel, snuck in a quick visit to the Hurva Synagogue Roof, and made our way back to Jaffa Gate via the Armenian Quarter.

Don't wait too long to come back, friends. I have a list of things to do together already in progress! 📒

05/04/2024

Sharing this review of a tour I gave back in September (before the war) as I get ready to show A and B around Jerusalem on Sunday :)
So excited to be back in the field again soon!

Shabbat Shalom 🪻🪻

05/03/2024

It's been a long time since I posted. Since the war began.
How could I share things about touring when the situation was so horrible, especially posts about tours from before the war?
But we are 150 days in, and this is our new reality.

But it's also the reality that Armon HaNetziv is covered in breathtakingly gorgeous purple lupines, and that the sky is blue, and that life goes on.

There are even a handful of tourists, small beams of light reminding us what was and what will be again.

So for now: have these lupines, and imagine that you're here smelling their gentle scent under the blue, blue sky

#סגולבארמון #ארמוןהנציב

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