Escape From Iran

Born in a Shi’ite village in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War, a war from 1975-1990 mainly…

Did you know that one of Israel’s greatest heroes went by the name of Kamel Amin Thaabet.

I was trimming some roses. I noticed that for some reason many of the branches had died so I…

Arthur Branner personally recounted his call to Iraq to be chaplain of a battalion for one year.

Rabbi Joe Kagan had a beautiful tenor voice. At age 13 he sang at Carnegie Hall. He was very…

I was on my way to meet someone in a place I had never been before. The home I was going to was…

Amelia went away from home for a few days.

 awoke late the morning that I write this, perhaps delayed by a vivid dream.

I received a fish tank in my teens. I’m not sure if it was for my birthday or some other…

Outwardly Alan Reinach appeared to be an unlikely candidate for God's kingdom, but in his…

When I was growing up in my Jewish world I would often hear about a Jewish organization called…

I knew my cousin the medic when I was a teenager. His American name was Lester, but his…

The writer and great thinker Thoreau wrote “most people lead lives of quiet desperation and go…

Have you sometimes wondered what happened to friends that you grew up with? I have, we all have.

Belev Echad (“One Heart” in Hebrew) is an organization that brings wounded Israeli Defense…

I loved going to my aunt Lilly’s house when I was kid to play with my cousin Al. I also liked…

As I was growing up I couldn't remember when Mark wasn't a part of my life. We were in…

en Blatt was a driver for a large company. He worked hard, delivered his packages on time, was…