In times of fear, war, and confusion, people naturally cling to strong leaders. For many in Israel, including those of us from historically marginalized communities, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become a symbol of strength and survival. We love you,
Ethiopian Israelis are proud citizens of the state and serve in the army but don’t receive much attention in the media.
Israelis of Ethiopian origin enlist in higher numbers than the national average, despite facing institutional neglect, racism, and economic hardship.
In later March, I joined a group of 7 rabbis from the US and Israel on a three-day mission to Ethiopia to visit the 13,000 Jews split between Gondar (10,000) and Addis Ababa and see first-hand the unbelievable efforts of
When a friend invited me to join a mission of seven rabbis and three lay leaders to visit the Jewish communities in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa, and the northern city of Gondar last month, my initial reaction was, “Are
A few months ago, I was invited to join a Rabbinic mission to Ethiopia. I hesitated and procrastinated, hoping they would just send the mission without me. But I had been invited by dear friends, and it finally reached the
You probably didn’t know this, but early Monday morning, I left Chicago to travel to Ethiopia, as part of a small rabbinic delegation organized by the Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry. Our goal was to meet the members of the