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Tenth aliya anniversary

July 17, 2015 Nicole Nathan Bem

Words at IDF Officers' Training school "Look on me, and then do likewise." (Judges Ch. 7. v 17) Last week marked ten years of living in Israel. We made aliya on July 13, 2005, landing at Ben Gurion Airport with slight trepidation, crazed looks and four children aged 12, 10, 6 and 4. What has happened… Continue reading Tenth aliya anniversary

You Will Bring Comfort

July 4, 2014 Nicole Nathan Bem

In the last few weeks, Am Israel has been hoping, praying and mourning. There have been countless articles and blogs about the senseless deaths of Gil-Ad, Naftali and Eyal z'l, three young boys on their way home from school, Torah books in their backpacks; in their hearts, a natural yearning to be back home in… Continue reading You Will Bring Comfort

We're All One Family

October 21, 2013 Nicole Nathan Bem

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