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There’s more to the Western Wall than you think

There is a place called the Seventh Step, and it was once one of the most coveted prayer spots in the Jewish world. Never heard of it? I’m not surprised. Praying at that spot fell out of … more

Daniel Stieglitz | 12/21/17

Summer with Golden Leaves: a Jewish experience in China

While the majority of my time and experiences in the last 10 years have taken place in Israel, this country has also been my springboard to other worldly adventures. The most recent one took place in … more

Daniel Stieglitz | 11/24/17

Starting a business, the Israeli way

By Daniel Stieglitz When parents send children to school, they provide them with the resources they need: pens, pencils, notebooks, a backpack and numerous other things that are part of the … more

Daniel Stieglitz | 10/16/17

Daniel Stieglitz on the day he made aliyah.

Aliyah – 10 Years Later

When I turned 10 years old, I remember thinking how cool it was to have a double-digit age. That first year of double-digits made the age of 10 feel special for that reason alone. A decade, … more

Daniel Stieglitz | 8/10/17

On the slide (left to right): Dani Stieglitz, Miriam Lazear, Avital Chevern, Ilana Mann and Avi Narrow-Tilonsky. The sculpture was designed by Niki de Saint-Phalle.

Scavenger hunt gets into the nooks and crannies of Kiryat HaYovel

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 … more

Daniel Stieglitz | 1/20/17

Aliyah – 9 years later: Diversity, inclusion and the Jewish people

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 … more

Daniel Stieglitz | 8/4/16

Standing together on our own

In the last few months, there have been terrorist attacks in Israel and the rest of the world. One definition of a terrorist attack is a group of politically motivated people targeting civilians to further an agenda. While often not politically … more

Daniel Stieglitz | 12/25/15

Life is worth living

We’ve just wrapped up the Jewish holidays in Israel. Basically, my life consisted of working, sleeping and observing Shabbat and the Jewish holidays. It was a marathon of a holiday season that I’m sad to see end. The holiday mood in … more

Daniel Stieglitz | 10/15/15

Aliyah – 8 years later

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 … more

Daniel Stieglitz | 8/6/15

Israeli Elections 2015

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 … more

Daniel Stieglitz | 3/26/15