Monthly Archives: December 2017

Last but not least: from the journal of… מהיומן של…

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

… When the family will be coming down to live with us here, in Egypt, my mother will be with them too. So many moons and suns have passed since I last saw her! I’m already a mother myself… I … Continue reading →

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Judah & Joseph: brothers in arms

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

We were in 5th grade; a lively group of giggly girls on route home from school, when a couple of guys approached us with some questions. They had big recorders and microphones, and thick accents. They told us they were … Continue reading →

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Memories, Dreams, Numbers & A Story

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Chai (18) years ago, it was my oldest son’s Bar Mitzvah. Six months earlier, our Sacramento shul was firebombed. Moving to a temporary location, we rolled the ark with Torah, and the wood-lattice mechitzah down the street to a nearby … Continue reading →

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3 J’s – Jacob, Joseph, Jerusalem

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

  In the opening verse of this week’s Torah portion is says: א וַיֵּשֶׁב יַעֲקֹב, בְּאֶרֶץ מְגוּרֵי אָבִיו–בְּאֶרֶץ, כְּנָעַן. 1 And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan. There are two verbs to … Continue reading →

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Don’t Stop Fighting!

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

The story is famous: Jacob, after 20 years in self-inflicted exile, is on route back to the Land and about to meet his brother, Esau, the one who was the reason for his departure long ago. He is all prepared … Continue reading →

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