July 30, 2022 Arab women take on leadership to improve health – opinion By Barbara Sofer “S.” was 19 when she met her husband for the first time. Family members were present and the couple didn’t speak much. The same happened in the two subsequent short meetings. The man, also young, seemed shy, but “S.” […]
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July 20, 2022 Paul Anka rejuvenates Jerusalem By Barbara Sofer ‘I’m so young and you’re so old, this, my darling, I’ve been told.” So begins Paul Anka’s most popular song “Diana” with which he opens his concerts, appearing suddenly in the audience, making his way to the stage – no easy task in Jerusalem’s Sultan’s
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July 15, 2022 When sixth graders celebrate heroines – opinion By Barbara Sofer For two years we made do with celebration by Zoom. We heard bar mitzvah Torah readings and watched babies enter the Covenant of Abraham, danced at weddings and cried at funerals through our computers. We lifted glasses and shouted “L’chayim!” to the
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July 1, 2022 How a woman with Down syndrome swims across the Kinneret – opinion By Barbara Sofer Imagine swimming the Kinneret holding hands. That’s how Ayelet Wilk has done it for the last nine years. Meet Ayelet. She’s a petite brunette, with cinnamon hair and tawny eyes. She’s quick to share a hug with
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