Jewish Voices, Jewish Lives

It’s what we do every day. Whether it’s the food we favor…a bagel with shmear… or the drive to repair the world…tikkun olam, we Jews are there, especially in Rockland County. We plan to bring Doing Jewish to you every Friday. Sometimes it’ll be fun, sometimes it’ll be serious.

Amalek

The name, for many of us, evokes the embodiment of evil attack, unwarranted persecution, and unprovoked violence that our Torah commands us to remember and never forget. It is our anti-talisman, that which we hold up to remind ourselves that our existence has historically and in the present …

Rockland Businesses Supporting Israel

New City Barber Shop

Michael Rohat, Owner

“Israel is in my heart and soul because I'm Israeli and I have family there. My Mom lives on a kibbutz near Sderot, where Hamas attacked, tortured and murdered more than 50 Israelis, and destroyed their homes and more. I'm so thankful my Mom is o…

UNTANGLING SOME KNOTS

This week, I was asked to try to disentangle the confusing web of news, speculation, disinformation, and strategic implications of what has been happening in Israel and the region for the last few weeks.

No problem. Easy Peasy.

Seriously, though, so much scrutiny has been placed on the mai…

How We Heal

This week, my cousin shared a short video with me. In it, a young woman in Israel, whose husband is a unit commander in Gaza, shared a thought about how we can find space for positive thoughts in an environment where we are surrounded by sadness, anger or despair.

Her simple idea was - crea…

ROCK­LAND BUSI­NESSES SUP­PORT­ING IS­RAEL

Goldberg’s Famous Bagels & Deli

At Goldberg’s Bagels, the wall of Israelis taken hostage on October 7 is a clear indication of owner Adam Goldberg’s love of the Israeli people.

 
He says, “During a charity bike ride for Alyn Hospital in Israel around 17 years ago, I fell in love …