family – Page 2 – Israel by Leiah

Three Boys

In my family, we hitchhike. In my family, we pick up hitchhikers. We ask for and receive help from random people we meet. We belong…

So, I should be working on the millions of things I have to do before my upcoming Birthright and guiding trips, but I heard a…

We are coming up to the holiday of Passover. And it occurs to me that my life over the last few years has a lot…

I had an interesting experience today. On the urging of a fellow tour guide, Asaf and I went to a used book sale. One of the used…

"My servant, Moses, is dead. Prepare to cross the Jordan, together with all this people, into the land that I am giving to Bnei Israel." …

"Ani iparon tov." "I am a good pencil." The story goes that one day a new immigrant to Israel, Shlomo, was pulled over by the…

This morning I noticed a cup which I hardly ever use on my kitchen counter. There is nothing outwardly special about this cup. It is one…

Being a tour guide is not only amassing facts and understanding the history, science, topography and ideas of a place, it is also about being…

This week school will start for Gideon and Hill. We spent last week squeezing the last bits out of summer while trying to prepare for…

Last week took me to Nahal Kziv with a group of friends. We parked near Moshav Hila, home to the returned soldier, Gilad Shalit and…