Lechi lach to the place that I will show you… Debbie Friedman This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This morning at 6:05 am I completed the first of my “lasts” for this week — my last Talmudic Personalities class with Leah Rosenthal. Since I returned to the US I have gotten up faithfully at 4:40 am on Sunday and Thursday for Talmudic Personalities and on Monday and Wednesday for Talmudic Heroines with Gila… Read more

Some days it’s harder not to be in Israel right now. Last week, as Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) segued into Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israel’s Independence Day), I felt some strong pangs. Even from my apartment I would have been able to feel the solemnity of Yom HaZikaron and the joyous celebration of Yom HaAtzma’ut differently… Read more