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It’s been an eventful few weeks, full of holidays, cute anecdotes, law school applications and politics both domestic and international. And now, my pithy observations about all this: 1. My house built a Sukkah for Sukkot. It was really quite nice to sit, eat and sing in. I’d forgotten how much fun sing-alongs are especially…
In a fruitless attempt to feel more spiritual and escape the close quarters in which I live, I spent Rosh Hashanah in Jerusalem. I figured heavy exposure to Judaism’s holiest sites on one of its holiest holidays would increase my spirituality via osmosis. (Shortly after beginning this trip, I realized the futility of that desire,…
Greetings, readers of New Voices, my name is Alan Borenstein and I am a part of the Israel Teaching Fellows program. There are several ITF groups sprinkled about the country. My group, based in Rehovot, has Israeli counterparts with whom we will work and learn with throughout the year. My ITF group is administered by…