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‘Next Year In Jerusalem’ Doesn’t Have To Be A Meaningless Cliché


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So while it may be too late for this year, think of making good on what you’ll soon be declaring at your Seders: “Next year in Jerusalem.”

Yishai Fleisher is managing editor at JewishPress.com (www.jewishpress.com) and Israel’s only English language broadcast radio show host (Galey Yisrael 106.5FM). He is also an Israeli paratrooper, a graduate of Cardozo Law School, and the founder of Kumah (“Arise”), an NGO dedicated to promoting Zionism and strengthening Israel’s national character.

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About the Author: Yishai Fleisher is the Contributing Editor and PR manager at the JewishPress.com, and Israel's only English language broadcast radio show host (Galey Yisrael 106.5FM). Yishai is an Israeli Paratrooper, a graduate of Cardozo Law School, and the founder of Kumah ("Arise" in Hebrew), an NGO dedicated to promoting Zionism and strengthening Israel's national character. Yishai is married to Malkah, they have two children, and they live on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.


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