A lot has happened in the last few weeks. An anti-Israel UN Security Council vote, a terrorist car ramming in Jerusalem, and a new president for the U.S. and what that means for Israel. Through it …
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Daniel Stieglitz
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1/20/17
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I began writing this article a few weeks ago, when Arab terrorists burst into a Jerusalem synagogue and murdered four Jewish men in the middle of morning prayers as well as one non-Jewish police officer, who is being lauded as a hero. And what is …
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Daniel Stieglitz
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12/18/14
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Adapting to a new country and culture often means having to shed aspects of where you originally came from. It’s a personal choice.
When it comes to holidays, I continue to embrace the …
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Daniel Stieglitz
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10/31/19
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The first time I voted in an Israeli election was during my time in the IDF. I had lived in Israel for just over a year, and the political landscape was still a bit of a mystery to me. The army set aside a room on base as a place for all of the …
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Daniel Stieglitz
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3/26/15
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JERUSALEM – For the most part, I don’t check the weather in Israel. As it only rains in the winter, at least fifty percent of the year has a forecast of “warm and sunny.” Then the winter season comes and we literally pray for rain. As a …
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Daniel Stieglitz
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12/19/13
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My pandemic life has not gone as expected.
As I write this at the end of August 2021, I’m thinking back to a year ago. I was in Israel, the place I’ve called home since 2007. While my …
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Daniel Stieglitz
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10/9/21
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July marked the nine-year anniversary of the day I stepped off a plane in Israel and became a citizen of that country. What makes this “ aliyaversary ” ( aliyah anniversary) unique is …
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Daniel Stieglitz
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8/4/16
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When I first moved to Israel, my language skills in Hebrew were not great. I didn’t even know the words for “bank account” when I went to open my first Israeli bank account. I brought along my roommate to act as my translator and to help me …
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Daniel Stieglitz
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8/6/15
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Around 2005, when I was working as a college recruiter for Yeshiva University, most of the high school seniors I interviewed were planning to take a gap year to study in Israel. I usually asked them …
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Daniel Stieglitz
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10/2/20
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Many people are quick to post articles that depict the negative aspects of a particular group. It is apparently 100% factual,newsworthy information or, as I like to call it, juicy gossip. This is why one never sees headlines such as the one I …
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Daniel Stieglitz
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2/27/14
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