November 29, 2024 Heroic tales from Oct. 7: United Hatzalah on the ‘road of death’ – opinion By Barbara Sofer Where were you and what did you do? Which dates in your life history can you remember? I can picture the Connecticut music room, exactly where I was sitting, the ominous crackle of the PA […]
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November 15, 2024 A new Israeli clinical trial is testing a tuberculosis vaccine to prevent Alzheimer’s – opinion By Barbara Sofer “What’s new?” I ask neurologist Tamir Ben-Hur as we happen to meet in the employees’ cafeteria at Hadassah-University Medical Center, in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem. My tray is piled high with spicy fish and abundant Mediterranean
November 1, 2024 Simchat Torah in times of tragedy: Balancing joy and mourning – opinion By Barbara Sofer On the night after my first Simchat Torah in Israel, rain began to fall. My roommate and I, students, heard that there was an Israeli custom of dancing in the street after the Simchat Torah holiday was over. Hakafot
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