To imagine mastering a practice with such grace, that you could be stolen by a terrorist group and manage to not just sustain your own light but spread it - teach it - bringing light into the darkest tunnels of horror - that is nothing short of holy work.

Out of 250 faces of strangers all over Tel Aviv, Itay's was the one that leaped off the page and straight into my heart.

It is difficult for me to contemplate what could be going through these women's minds as I write this at 7:23am in Charlotte, North...

"I have always depended on the kindness of strangers," wrote Tennessee Williams for his classic play "A Streetcar Named Desire," for the...

Photo: Times of Israel "Adam's brother Yoni has the most interesting story on the Kibbutz," I was told last week at lunch, in the dining...

I fell in love with Israel because I fell in love with its people.

"Thank goodness I am here," has been my predominant thought since returning to Israel last Monday. This is despite losing my Israeli...

We are bound in our love for each other and our rich past, entwined in our current struggles and standing as one in a vow for our future.

Six months ago yesterday, 133 people woke up on a fairly normal Thursday. Some were up with the sun practicing yoga, while others made...

As I watched the young people at this beautiful event celebrating Shani through her artwork, I could only imagine their struggle to cope with such trauma - not just from the loss of Shani's incredible love and spirit - but to have to come to terms with her violent end.

It had seemed like such a good idea, after 37 days of tears by myself in Charlotte. The families of the hostages had been on every...